Person

Meyer, Felix Henry (1858 - 1937)

Born
19 June 1858
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
31 August 1937
Armadale, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Summary

Felix Meyer was on the senior staff of the Women's Hospital, Melbourne 1887-1918 and was a Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1914-1918 at the University of Melbourne. He played a leading role in the establishment of the Victorian Nurses' Association, the Medical Students' Society, and the Board of examiners for the Victorian State Certificate of Midwifery.

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Chronology

- 1902
Education - Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), University of Melbourne
- 1935
Career position - Private Gynaecological and Obstetrics Practice, Victoria, Australia
1876 - 1881
Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1881 - 1885
Career position - Sole Resident Medical Officer, Lying-in Hospital (Later known as the Royal Women's Hospital), Melbourne, Australia
1887 -
Career position - Honorary Staff, Lying-in Hospital (Later known as the Royal Women's Hospital), Melbourne, Australia
1891 - 1918
Career position - Senior Gynaecological Surgeon, Lying-in Hospital (Later known as the Royal Women's Hospital), Melbourne, Australia
1894 -
Career Position - President, Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association
1914 - 1918
Career position - Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne
1916
Career event - Creator and First Chairperson of the Board of Examiners for the Victorian State Certificate of Midwifery, Victoria, Australia
1925 -
Career position - Member, Obstetrical Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne
1927
Career event - Founding Fellow, College of Surgeons of Australasia

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Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Felix Henry Meyer - Records, 1872 - 1936; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

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Books

Book Sections

  • Forster, Frank M. C., 'Meyer, Felix Henry (1858-1937), medical practitioner' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 491-492. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100478b.htm. Details

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See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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