Maguire, Frederick Arthur (1888 - 1953)

Summary

Frederick Maguire was a founder and first Chair of the Australian Regional Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He spent most of his life studying and working at both the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney (1911-c.1941) and the University of Sydney (1912-1948). Maguire's service to these organisations was only disrupted by his involvement in both World Wars where he was posted to several field hospitals as well as in administration. Maguire began to specialise in gynaecology in the 1920s and his book Anatomy of the Female Pelvis (1922) became one of the most regarded female anatomy books, being reprinted a total of three times (1929, 1940, 1949). Kruse gained an international reputation for his work and was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England, FRCS), the Royal Australian College of Surgeons (FRACS), the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (FANZCR). He was also appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).

Details

Chronology

1911

Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB), University of Sydney

1911 - c. 1913

Career position - Medical Resident at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney

1912 - 1921

Career position - Anatomy Demonstrator, University of Sydney

1914

Career position - Volunteer in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in New Guinea

1914 - 1915

Career position - Captain and second in charge, later Major and Principal Medical Officer of the 8th Citizen Force

1915 - 1916

Career position - Medical Staff Officer to the Director-General of Medical Services, Broadmeadows, Victoria

1916 - 1918

Career position - Commander of the 9the Field Ambulance in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), France

1918

Career position - Acting Director of Medical Services of the 3rd Division of the AIF

1919

Education - Master of Surgery (ChM), University of Sydney

1920 -

Award - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), England

1920 - 1938

Career position - Examiner in Anatomy, University of Sydney

1920 - 1938

Career position - Gynaecologist, then senior gynaecological surgeon, then Consultant at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1921 - 1922

Career position - Acting Professor of Anatomy, University of Sydney

1921 - 1933

Career position - Deputy Director of Medical Services of the 2nd Military District (New South Wales)

1922

Career position - Anatomy of the Female Pelvis first published

1925

Career position - Acting Professor of Anatomy, University of Sydney

1926

Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney

1928 -

Career position - Honorary Demonstrator of Anatomy, University of Sydney

1934

Career position - Deputy Director of Medical Services of the 2nd Military District (New South Wales)

1934 - 1939

Career position - Fellow of the Senate, University of Sydney

1935 - 1939

Career position - Honorary Surgeon to His Excellency the Governor General

1936 - 1938

Career position - Chairman, University Cancer Research Committee

1938 - 1941

Career position - Lecturer in Gynaecology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1941 - 1942

Career position - Director General of Medical Services, AIF

1943

Career position - Lecturer in Gynaecology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

1943 - 1944

Career position - Lecturer of Anatomy (part time), University of Sydney

1943 - 1948

Career position - Lecturer in Gynaecology, University of Sydney

1947 -

Career position - Founding member of the Australian Regional Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

1947 - 1953

Career position - Chairman, Australian Regional Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Cope, Ian, 'F. A. Maguire - a man of many parts, 1888-1953, first chairman, Australian Regional Council, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 37 (3) (1997), 325-328. Details
• Winspear, Rosalind, 'The F A Maguire Collection at the RANZCOG', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 44 (2004), 280-282. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q54480616. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/21194635. Details
• 'Maguire, F A (1888-1953)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-638162. Details