Person

Ryan, Charles Snodgrass (1853 - 1926)

KBE CMG CB

Born
20 September 1853
Longwood, Victoria, Australia
Died
23 October 1926
at sea
Occupation
Surgeon and Ornithologist

Summary

Sir Charles Ryan was a surgeon with the (Royal) Melbourne Hospital from 1878 until his retirement in 1913 and honorary medical officer at the Children's Hospital from 1883-1913. He was a grandson of John Cotton (qv) and a brother of Ellis Rowan. A keen ornithologist and photographer, he enthusiastically supported bird protection, the introduction of nature study in schools and the holding of an annual Bird Day.

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Born Longwood, Victoria, 20 September 1853. Died on board the "Otranto", near Adelaide, 23 October 1926. CB 1916, CMG, KBE 1919. Educated Universities of Melbourne (1870-72) and Edinburgh (MB, CM 1875). Served as a surgeon with the Turkish army 1876-78; surgeon, (Royal) Melbourne Hospital 1878-1913 (then consulting surgeon); honorary medical officer, Children's Hospital 1883-1913 (then consulting surgeon); chief medical officer, Victorian Railways 1903-24. Captain, Volunteer Medical Service 1878, principal medical officer, Victoria 1902, honorary physician to the governor-general 1904, assistant director of medical services, 1st Division, Australian Imperial Force 1914-16, consulting surgeon, medical headquarters staff, A.I.F. 1916-17, honorary surgeon-general, Australian Military Forces 1917-19. President, Medical Society of Victoria 1893; Turkish consul, Victoria for some years; President, Australasian Ornithologists' Union 1905-07.

Chronology

1916
Award - Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) - Australiam Imperial Force, Medical Corps
1919
Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - for service during the war
1919
Award - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - Australian Imperail Force, Hon. Surgeon-General

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Journal Articles

  • Ryan, C., 'President's address: the protection of native birds', Emu, 6 (95-103) (1907). Details

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See also

  • Robin, Libby, The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001), 492 pp. Details

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