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), psychiatrist and army medical officer' 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. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/downey-michael-henry-6009. 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.

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