Person
Carroll, Alan (c. 1823 - 1911)
- Born
- c. 1823
London, England - Died
- 17 April 1911
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Anthropologist and Physician
Summary
Alan Carroll was the founder, director and manager of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia and edited its journal "The Science of man ..." from 1898 until his death in 1911. He had arrived in Sydney c.1885 and worked as a paediatric specialist.
Details
Born Samuel Matthias Curl, London, ca 1823. Died Sydney, 17 April 1911. Educated in medicine; claimed MA, DSc, DLitt, PhD. Paediatric specialist. Arrived Sydney ca 1885; founder, Kindergarten Union and Child Study Association; founder, Australasian Anthropological Society 1895.
Chronology
- 1888 -
- Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1888
- Career position - President, Section G (Anthropology), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1895 - 1911
- Career position - Founder, director and manager of the Royal Anthropological Society of Australasia
Related entries
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
Published resources
Books
- Carey, Jane, Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science (Clayton, Vic.: Monash University Press, 2023), 297 pp. Details
- Carroll, Alan, Health and Longevity: the Theories of the Late Dr. Alan Carroll (Sydney: The Workers Union Trade Print, 1927), 445 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Berclouw, Marja, 'Dr Allan Carroll and the "Science of man"', Melbourne Studies in Education, 42 (2) (2001), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508480109556382. Details
- Carroll, Alan, 'Address by [...] President of Section G - Anthropology [Topic only] "On movement of races from Asia to America and Australia"', Report of the first meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1 (1889), 477, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15813569. Details
- Rawstron, R.E., 'Dr Samuel Matthias Curl, alias Dr Alan Carroll', New Zealand Medical Journal, 110 (1042) (1997), 149-150. Details
Resources
- 'Carroll, Alan (1823-1911)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473298. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 18 September 2024
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