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Biographical entry Harris, Lawrence Herschel Levi (Herschel) (1871 - 1920)

Born
8 December 1871
Kennsington, England
Died
13 September 1920
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Radiologist

Summary

Herschel Harris arrived in Sydney, Australia when only an infant. He went on to study medicine and became a world-renowned expert in radiography. In c.1896 Harris set up Sydney Hospital's first X-ray Unit and pioneered the use of X-rays to heal keloid scars. He also established specialized training for sisters, wrote at least twenty-eight papers on radiology, and worked as an honorary radiologist at many Sydney hospitals. During World War I, Herchel Harris enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps and was sent to France and Greece.

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1890
Education - Enrolled in Arts at the University of Sydney
1891
Education - Transferred to Medicine at the University of Sydney
1896
Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) & Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1896 - 1897
Career position - Resident Medical Officer at the Sydney Hospital
c. 1897
Career position - Founder of the X-ray Unit at Sydney Hospital
1897 - 1900
Career position - Senior Resident at Sydney Hospital
1900 -
Career position - Honorary Skiagrapher, then Radiographer at the Sydney Hospital
1902 -
Career position - Honorary Radiographer at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
1911 -
Career position - Honorary Radiographer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
1914
Career position - Captain and Radiologist at the Australian Voluntary Hospital in Wimereux, France
1915
Career position - Major with the 3rd Australian General Hospital in Lemnos, Greece

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Rutland, Suzanne D., 'Harris, Lawrence Herschel Levi (1871-1920), Radiologist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 211-212. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090210b.htm. Details

Online Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 February 2018