Person

Lewis, Nancy (1913 - 2002)

Born
28 August 1913
Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Died
27 March 2002
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Ophthalmologist

Summary

Nancy Lewis practiced as an ophthalmologist in Melbourne for almost sixty years.

Details

Chronology

1936
Career position - Resident House Surgeon at the Melbourne Hospital
1937
Career position - Resident House Surgeon at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
1939
Career position - Resident House Surgeon, Women's Hospital, Melbourne
1940 - 1941
Career position - Medical Superintendent, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
1945 - ?
Career position - Assistant Oculist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
1950 - ?
Career position - Honorary Oculist at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne

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

Newspaper Articles

  • Brooks, Anne, 'Obituary: Nancy Lewis, Opthamologist', The Age (2002). Details

Resources

Ailie Smith

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