Person
Downey, Michael Henry (1877 - 1933)
- Born
- 20 October 1877
Toolleen, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 17 April 1933
North Adelaide, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Psychiatrist and Medical officer
Summary
Michael Downey was appointed Assistant Medical Officer at the Parkside Asylum, Adelaide in 1905 and during the First World War served in the Australian Army Medical Corps. He also lectured in psychological medicine at the University of Adelaide 1912-1916 and 1920-1933.
Archival resources
Australian War Memorial Research Centre
- Michael Henry Downey - Records; Australian War Memorial Research Centre. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Fielding, Jean P., 'Downey, Michael Henry (1877-1933)' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 334-335. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080357b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24250304. Details
- 'Downey, Michael Henry (1877-1933)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469418. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 February 2018
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