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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-30 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-12-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007046b.htm person Beaney James George AACR2 15 January 1828 30 June 1891 Place of Birth Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Surgeon James Beaney was a surgeon and pioneer in paediatric medicine in Australia. In addition to having his own practice, he was Honorary Surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital from 1860 to 1865 with a second appointment from 1875 to 1891. His relations with Melbourne's medical establishment was somewhat contentious, in part because of the perceived daring and unorthodox nature of his surgical procedures and his tendency to self-promotion. He resigned from the Medical Society of Victoria after ten years' membership. Beaney published numerous books and papers in local medical journals, covering a wide rang of topics including contraception, family planning, sexuality, paediatric anaesthesia, vaccination, the importance of breastfeeding, and the diagnosis and management of paediatric diseases. His Original contributions to the practice of conservative surgery (1859) was among the first medical texts published in Australia. Other works included Australia's first paediatric text Children: their treatment in health and disease (1873). As a member of the Victorian Legislative Council he chaired, in 1886, a committee of inquiry into the sanitary conditions at the Melbourne Hospital and its possible relocation. 1855 1855 Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) 1855 1857 Military service - Served with the British army 1857 1857 Life event - Migrated to Victoria 1858 1859 Career position - Member, Philosophical Institute of Victoria 1860 1860? Career position - Member, Royal Society of Victoria 1860 1860 Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1860 1865 Career position - Honorary Surgeon, Melbourne Hospital 1869 1879 Career position - Member, Medical Society of Victoria 1875 1891 Career position - Honorary Surgeon, Melbourne Hospital 1879 1879 Education - Licentiate, Kings and Queen's College of Physicians, Ireland 1879 1879 Education - MD, St Andrew's University, Scotland 1879 1879 Education - MD (ad eund), University of Melbourne 1883 1891 Career position - Member for North Yarra Province, Legislative Council, Victorian Parliament Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Member 1860 -

 Philosophical Institute of Victoria (1855 - 1859)

Member 1858 - 1859

 Melbourne Hospital (1848 - 1935)

Honorary Surgeon 1860 - 1865 and 1875 - 1891

 Medical Society of Victoria (1855 - 1907)

Member 1869 - 1879

 'Beaney, James George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Beaney, James George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Vaccination and its dangers: with advice and instruction to parents as to how and when to vaccinate Beaney, J, G. Vaccination and its dangers: with advice and instruction to parents as to how and when to vaccinate Melbourne R. N. Hennington 1870 Book: Original contributions to the practice of conservation surgery; being a selection from the surgical cases occurring in the practice of James G. Beaney, M.R.C.S.E. Beaney, J. G. Original contributions to the practice of conservation surgery; being a selection from the surgical cases occurring in the practice of James G. Beaney, M.R.C.S.E. Melbourne George Robertson 1859 Book: A bibliography of James George Beaney, M.D., F.R.C.S.E. Ford, Edward A bibliography of James George Beaney, M.D., F.R.C.S.E. Sydney School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney 1953 Journal Article: James George Beaney: his authorship Gandevia, B. and Clausen, U. James George Beaney: his authorship 1981 Medical journal of Australia 2 3 160 Journal Article: The first book on surgery to be published in Victoria Russell, K. F. The first book on surgery to be published in Victoria 1938 Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery 8 1 17-8 Journal Article: Dr James George Beaney (1828 - 1891): a pioneer Australian paediatrician and paediatric surgeon Pearn, J. Dr James George Beaney (1828 - 1891): a pioneer Australian paediatrician and paediatric surgeon 2004 Journal of paediatric and child health 40 702-6 Journal Article: Medico-legal crimes in nineteenth century Melbourne Gandevia, B. Medico-legal crimes in nineteenth century Melbourne 1963 Proceedings of the Medico-Legal Society 9 145-67 Journal Article: On Mr. Beaney and his urological writings and experiences Murphy, L. On Mr. Beaney and his urological writings and experiences 1960 Medical journal of Australia 27 February 313-22 Journal Article: Some aspects of the life and work of James George Beaney Gandevia, B. Some aspects of the life and work of James George Beaney 1953 Medical journal of Australia 1 2 May 614-9 Journal Article: The egregious Dr. Beaney of the Beaney scholarships Craig, C. The egregious Dr. Beaney of the Beaney scholarships 1950 Medical journal of Australia 6 May 593-8