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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-30 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-09-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007049b.htm person Cox Leonard Bell CMG AACR2 29 August 1894 24 July 1976 Place of Birth Prahran, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Olinda, Victoria, Australia Neurologist Leonard Cox was one of Australia's leading neurologists, at the forefront of the development of clinical neurology in Australia and particularly noted for his expertise in the pathology of brain tumours. For over 20 years from 1934 Cox was Honorary Neurologist at the Alfred Hospital where he worked closely with his brother-in-law, Hugh Trumble, and was instrumental in the establishment of the Hospital's first neurology department. Cox was renowned as a gifted clinician. He was also much respected by his students at the University of Melbourne, where he lectured in neurological pathology on a part-time basis from 1932 to 1951. Cox held office as President of the Australian Association of Neurologists from its foundation in 1950 for 7 years. He was also noted for his expertise in Chinese art: his collection was bequeathed to the National Gallery of Victoria. 1916 1916 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1916 1917 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital 1917 1919 Career event - Served with the Australian Army Medical Corps 1919 1919 Education - Member, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh 1920 1920 Education - MD, University of Melbourne 1920 1920 Career position - Beaney Scholar, Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne 1923 1932 Career position - Partner in the practice of John Mackeddie, Melbourne 1930 1934 Career position - Clinical Assistant, Alfred Hospital 1932 1951 Career position - Honorary lecturer (part-time) in neurological pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne 1934 1955 Career position - Honorary neurologist, Alfred Hospital 1938 1976 Career position - Foundation Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1948 1948 Career position - Chairman, Section of Neurology and Psychiatry, British Medical Association Meeting. Perth 1948 1948 Award - Rennie Lecturer, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1950 1957 Career position - Foundation President, Australian Association of Neurologists 1951 1953 Career position - President, National Gallery Society of Victoria 1957 1965 Career position - Chairman of Trustees, National Gallery of Victoria 1963 1972 Career position - Member, Management Committee, National Rhododendron Garden, Olinda, Victoria 1965 1965 Life event - Retired 1968 1968 Award - Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Trumble, Hugh Compson (1894 - 1962)

Cox and Trumble were brothers-in-law

 Alfred Hospital (1871 - )

Honorary Neurologist 1934 - 1955

 Australian Association of Neurologists (1950 - )

Foundation President 1950 - 1957

 'Cox, Leonard Bell', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cox, Leonard Bell Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: A Melbourne Doctor and his Generation: Leonard Bell Cox, 1894-1976, Neurologist, Orientalist, Art Collector, Gardener (with contributions by Mervyn J. Eadie, Peter E. Bladin and Monica S. Wehner) Wehner, Volkhard A Melbourne Doctor and his Generation: Leonard Bell Cox, 1894-1976, Neurologist, Orientalist, Art Collector, Gardener (with contributions by Mervyn J. Eadie, Peter E. Bladin and Monica S. Wehner) Olinda (Vic.) Leddicott Press 2004 Journal Article: Hugh Compson Trumble Cox, Leonard Hugh Compson Trumble 1963 Medical Journal of Australia 1963 1 406-8 Journal Article: Obituary: Leonard Bell Cox Russell, K. F., and Bradley, K. C. Obituary: Leonard Bell Cox 1977 Medical Journal of Australia 1 1 37-8 Book Section: The Cox-Trumble contribution to Australian neurology Sunderland, S. The Cox-Trumble contribution to Australian neurology Sydney Australian Association of Neurologists 1994 Neurology in Australia Morris, J. 99-111 Book Section: Cox, Leonard Bell (1894 - 1976), neurologist and art collector Schwieger, Arthur Cox, Leonard Bell (1894 - 1976), neurologist and art collector Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 521-2 Journal Article: Leonard Bell Cox (1894 - 1976) - pioneer of Australian clinical neurology Bladin, P. F.; Eadie, M. J.; and Wehner, V. Leonard Bell Cox (1894 - 1976) - pioneer of Australian clinical neurology 2004 Journal of clinical neuroscience 11 8 819-24