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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-05-08 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007683b.htm person Boyd Sprott AACR2 1813 15 April 1902 Place of Birth United Kingdom Place of Death London, United Kingdom Medical practitioner Sprott Boyd was a medical practitioner in Weymouth, United Kingdom, for nearly 17 years before migrating to New South Wales c.1858. In Sydney he was appointed Physician at the Benevolent Asylum, and a Member of the Board of Visitors to the Lunatic Asylums at Parramatta and Tarban Creek. His duties as Visitor required him to visit monthly and once a week respectively. Boyd was noted for his enlightened treatment of the insane. He advocated the construction of asylum to serve as half-way house between Tarban Creek and freedom, and for the existing premises to be less like a prison. In 1863 he gave evidence before a Legislative Assembly Select Committee in his capacity as Visitor. Boyd was a founding Council Member of the short-lived Australian Medical Association. Between 1863 and 1883 he was Examiner in Medicine at the University of Sydney. He retired to England in 1883. 1836 1836 Education - Licentiate, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1836 1836 Education - MD, University of Edinburgh 1839 1839 Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons in London (MRCS) 1839? 1857 Career position - In private practice, Weymouth, United Kingdom 1849 1849 Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS) 1857 1857 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1858? 1858? Life event - Migrated to New South Wales 1859 Career position - Physician, Benevolent Asylum 1859 Career position - Member, Board of Visitors, Lunatic Asylums at Parramatta and Tarban Creek 1859 1859 Career event - Foundation Member of Council, Australian Medical Association 1859 1876 Career position - Chief Medical Referee, AMP Society 1863 1883 Career position - Examiner in Medicine, University of Sydney 1883 1883 Life event - Retired to England Australian Medical Association [I] (1859 - 1869)

Foundation Member of Council 1859

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Examiner in Medicine 1863 - 1883

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