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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-10-04 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007502b.htm person Hamilton James Alexander Greer AACR2 January 1854 8 October 1925 Place of Birth Castle Caulfield, County Tyrone, Ireland Place of Death North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Medical practitioner Gynaecologist James Hamilton was a physician who, after arriving in South Australia in 1876, was a general practitioner in rural areas until 1891. In that year he moved to Adelaide and joined the practice of Edward Way. He was also appointed Honorary Assistant Surgeon in obstetrics at the Adelaide Hospital, later becoming Honorary Gynaecologist. Other hospitals with which Hamilton was associated were the North Adelaide Hospital (where he was a colleague of Edward Way) and the Queen's Home (later the Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital). For 15 years, Hamilton was a member of the Council of the University of Adelaide where he also lectured in gynaecology between 1902 and 1920. He was President of the South Australian Branch of the British Medical Association in from 1890 to 1891. 1870 1870 Education - Degrees in Arts and Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin 1876 1876 Career event - Registered as medical practitioner in South Australia 1876 1878? Career position - Physician, Wallaroo Hospital, South Australia 1878 1890 Career position - General practitioner, Kapunda, South Australia 1879 1879 Career position - Foundation Member, South Australian Branch, British Medical Association 1890 1891 Career position - President, South Australian Branch, British Medical Association 1891 Career position - Honorary Assistant Surgeon in Obstetrics (later Honorary Gynaecologist ), Adelaide Hospital 1897 1911 Career position - Member of Council, University of Adelaide 1902 1920 Career position - Lecturer in Gynaecology, University of Adelaide 1909 1909 Military service - Commissioned Honorary Major, Australian Army Medical Corps July 1915 December 1915 Military service - Served with the Australian Imperial Force 1920 1920 Life event - Retired Way, Edward Willis (c. 1847 - 1901) British Medical Association, South Australian Branch (1879 - 1962)

President 1890 - 1891

 Adelaide Hospital (1840 - )

Honorary Assistant Surgeon in Obstetrics (later Honorary Gynaecologist) 1891 - ?

 North Adelaide Hospital (1884 - )

Principal surgeon late 1900s

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Member of Council 1897 - 1911; Lecturer in Gynaecology 1902 - 1920

 'Hamilton, James Alexander Greer', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hamilton, James Alexander Greer Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: James Alexander Greer Hamilton Virtual War Memorial Australia James Alexander Greer Hamilton Adelaide Virtual War Memorial Australia 2024 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 Thesis: The Adelaide medical school, 1885-1914 : a study of Anglo-Australian synergies in medical education Simpson, Donald The Adelaide medical school, 1885-1914 : a study of Anglo-Australian synergies in medical education University of Adelaide 2000