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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-10-04 human Helen Cohn updated 2024-10-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007109b.htm person Cleland William Lennox AACR2 18 January 1847 5 November 1918 Place of Birth Hong Kong Place of Death Burnside, South Australia, Australia Medical practitioner William Cleland was a highly-respected medical practitioner in South Australia. After receiving his medical education in Europe and the United Kingdom, he was appointed to the Parkside Lunatic Asylum in Adelaide in 1878. He had charge there for 40 years, while also becoming Colonial Surgeon in 1896. Cleland lectured at the University of Adelaide from 1886 to 1911. He was active in local scientific societies, serving as President of the Royal Society of South Australia and the South Australian Branch of the British Medical Association. 1852 1852 Life event - Arrived in South Australia with his family 1878 1918 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Parkside Lunatic Asylum, Adelaide 1879 1896 Career position - Assistant Colonial Surgeon, South Australian Colonial Surgeons Office 1886 1901 Career position - Lecturer, Materia Medica, University of Adelaide 1889 1890 Career position - President, South Australian Branch, British Medical Association 1896 1899 Career position - President, Royal Society of South Australia 1896 1918? Career position - Colonial Surgeon, South Australian Colonial Surgeons Office 1900 1900 Career position - President, Section J (Mental Science and Education), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1901 1911 Career position - Lecturer, Forensic Medicine and Lunacy, University of Adelaide South Australian Colonial Surgeons Office, Colony and State of South Australia (1836 - 1914)

Colonial Surgeon 1896 - 1918?

 Cleland, John Burton (1878 - 1971)

William was John's father

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

President 1896 - 1899

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section J (Mental Science and Education) 1900

 British Medical Association, South Australian Branch (1879 - 1962)

President 1889 - 1890

 'Cleland, William Lennox', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cleland, William Lennox Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Thesis: The medical profession and the state in South Australia, 1836-1975 Jennings, Reece The medical profession and the state in South Australia, 1836-1975 University of Adelaide 1998 Newspaper Article: Dr W. L. Cleland: died this morning Anon Dr W. L. Cleland: died this morning 1918 The journal (Adelaide) 5 November 1