Person

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

Born
8 December 1871
Kensington, 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, Harris enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps and was sent to France and Greece.

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Chronology

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), 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 - 1907
Career position - Honorary Skiagraphist, 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, Australian Voluntary Hospital in Wimereux, France
1915
Career position - Major with the 3rd Australian General Hospital in Lemnos, Greece

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Published resources

Book Sections

  • Rutland, Suzanne D., 'Harris, Lawrence Herschel Levi (1871-1920), radiologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1983), pp. 211-212. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090210b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Harris, L. H., 'The present position of the Röntgen rays in medicine and surgery', Australasian medical gazette, 25 (1906), 78-85. Details

Resources

See also

  • Ryan, James, Sutton, Keith and Baigent, Malcolm eds, Australasian Radiology: a History (Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1996), 542 pp. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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