Person

Embley, Edward Henry (1861 - 1924)

Born
28 February 1861
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Died
9 May 1924
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Anaesthetist

Summary

Edward Embley entered general practice in 1901. He was an anaesthetist at the Melbourne Hospital 1895-1924 and lectured at the University of Melbourne c.1900-1919. His research centred on the problems connectedwith the administration of anaesthesia, particularly by chloroform and ether, and favoured open-mask administration of anaesthesia. He proved that deaths under chloroform anaesthesia were caused by cardiac and not respiratory failure.

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Chronology

1882
Career event - Registered as a pharmacist in Victoria
1889
Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne
1895 - 1917
Career position - Anaesthetist, Melbourne Hospital
c. 1900 - 1919
Career position - Lecturer in anaesthesia, University of Melbourne
1901
Education - MD, University of Melbourne
1901 - 1920
Career position - In private practice, La Trobe St, Melbourne
1906
Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne
1920
Life event - Retired
1921 - 1924
Career position - Foundation Councillor (Physiology), Australian National Research Council

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Archival resources

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

  • Edward Henry Embley - Records; Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Details

University of Melbourne, Brownless Medical Library

  • Edward Henry Embley - Records; University of Melbourne, Brownless Medical Library. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Kay, Geoffrey, 'Embley, Edward Henry (1861-1924), anaesthetist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 8: 1891 - 1939 Cl-Gib, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 436-437. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080461b.htm. Details

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See also

  • Serle, Percival, Dictionary of Australian biography (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1949). Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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