Person
Williams, Mary Boyd Burfitt (1882 - 1956)
- Born
- 9 November 1882
Redfern, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 30 November 1956
Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physician and Pathologist
Summary
Mary Williams was a consulting physician in Macquarie Street, Sydney 1924-1952. She also served as honorary physician (1912-1938) at Lewisham Hospital, where she established the pathology department and served as honorary pathologist.
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Chronology
- 1905
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney
- 1908
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1909
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Sydney
- 1910
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1910
- Education - Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney
- 1911
- Career position - Senior Resident (the first woman) Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
- 1911 - 1912
- Career position - Resident at the Women's Hospital in Crown Street
- 1912 - 1924
- Career position - General practice in Glebe
- 1912 - 1938
- Career position - Honorary Physician at the Lewisham Hospital
- 1924 - 1952
- Career position - Consulting Physician in Macquarie Street
- 1929 - 1953
- Career position - Founder and Councillor of Sancta Sophia College, University of Sydney
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Book Sections
- Finn, Rosslyn, 'Williams, Mary Boyd Burfitt (1882-1956), physician and pathologist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1990), p. 502. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120565b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24226245. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/19145971349232331130. Details
- 'Williams, Mary Boyd Burfitt (1882-1956)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468855. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018