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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2017-12-05 human Helen Cohn updated 2022-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005922b.htm person Brier Hamlyn Royston AACR2 1911 2001 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Optometrist Hamlyn Brier was an optometrist who, after serving an apprenticeship in Brisbane, qualified with a Diploma from Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, London, the first Australian to do so. While in private practice in Brisbane, Brier played a central role in professional organisations, serving as President of the Institute of Optometrists (Queensland) and the Australian Optimetrical Association, and being a founding member and office bearer of the Contact Lens Society of Australia. In 1939 he was instrumental in the inclusion of optometry in Section A of Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. He was also heavily involved in the 1940s in attempts to have optometry included in proposed National Health Scheme. Brier was an early contact lens practitioner in Australia and involved in teaching at the Queensland Institute of Technology for over many years. The Hamlyn R. Brier Clinical Optometry Award for excellence in practice was established by he Queensland Division of the Australian Optimetrical Association in 1994. 1931 1931 Education - Completed 4-year optometry apprenticeship 1932 1932 Education - Completed Certificate of the London Refraction Hospital 1932 1932 Education - Fellowship in Optometry, Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers and Fellowship, British Optical Association 1933 1933 Education - Honorary Diploma, Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers 1933 1938 Career position - In practice with Flavelle, Roberts and Sankey, opticians, Brisbane 1938 1975 Career position - In private practice, Brisbane 1942 1942 Career position - Vice-President, Australian Optometrical Association 1942 1945 Career position - Queensland Representative, National Optical Council 1945 1947 Career position - Vice President, Institute of Optometrists (Queensland) 1946 1949 Career position - Member, Queensland Board of Optical Registration 1947 1949 Career position - President, Institute of Optometrists (Queensland) 1949 1950 Career position - President, Australian Optometrical Association 1962 1966 Career position - Secretary and Treasurer, Contact Lens Society of Australia 1974 1974 Award - Honorary Life Member, Contact Lens Society of Australia 1975 1975 Life event - Retired Brier, Hamlyn Royston (1911 - 2001) Brier, Hamlyn Royston (1911 - 2001) Australian Optometrical Association (1918 - c. 1998)

President 1949 - 1950

 Brier, Hamlyn Royston (1911-20011231)

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 'Brier, Hamlyn Royston', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Brier, Hamlyn Royston Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: The Contact Lens Society of Australia 1961-75: notes on its formation and early development Bruce, A.; and Brier, H. The Contact Lens Society of Australia 1961-75: notes on its formation and early development 1992 Clinical and Experimental Optometry 75 172-81 Journal Article: Hamlyn R. Brier (1911 - 2001): Queensland's optometrist for all seasons Vincent, Stephen J.; and Mountford, John A. Hamlyn R. Brier (1911 - 2001): Queensland's optometrist for all seasons 2017 Clinical and Experimental Optometry 100 541-4