Person

MacCormick, Alexander (1856 - 1947)

Born
31 July 1856
North Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland
Died
25 October 1947
St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands
Occupation
Surgeon

Summary

(Sir) Alexander MacCormick joined the new medical school of the University of Sydney in 1883 as a Demonstrator and in 1890 became a Lecturer and a Senior Surgeon with the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

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Archival resources

Private hands (Miller, D.)

  • Alexander MacCormick - Records, 1913 - 1919; Private hands (Miller, D.). Details

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

  • Alexander MacCormick - Records, 1915 - 1917; Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Details

Published resources

Books

Book Sections

  • Miller, Douglas, 'MacCormick, Sir Alexander (1856-1947), surgeon' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 236-237. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100226b.htm. Details

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See also

McCarthy, G.J.

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