Person
Brier, Hamlyn Royston (1911 - 2001)
- Born
- 1911
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 2001
- Occupation
- Optometrist
Summary
Hamlyn Brier was an optometrist who, after serving an apprenticeship in Brisbane, qualified with a Diploma from Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, London, the first Australian to do so. While in private practice in Brisbane, Brier played a central role in professional organisations, serving as President of the Institute of Optometrists (Queensland) and the Australian Optimetrical Association, and being a founding member and office bearer of the Contact Lens Society of Australia. In 1939 he was instrumental in the inclusion of optometry in Section A of Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science. He was also heavily involved in the 1940s in attempts to have optometry included in proposed National Health Scheme. Brier was an early contact lens practitioner in Australia and involved in teaching at the Queensland Institute of Technology for over many years. The Hamlyn R. Brier Clinical Optometry Award for excellence in practice was established by he Queensland Division of the Australian Optimetrical Association in 1994.
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Chronology
- 1931
- Education - Completed 4-year optometry apprenticeship
- 1932
- Education - Completed Certificate of the London Refraction Hospital
- 1932
- Education - Fellowship in Optometry, Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers and Fellowship, British Optical Association
- 1933
- Education - Honorary Diploma, Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
- 1933 - 1938
- Career position - In practice with Flavelle, Roberts and Sankey, opticians, Brisbane
- 1938 - 1975
- Career position - In private practice, Brisbane
- 1942
- Career position - Vice-President, Australian Optometrical Association
- 1942 - 1945
- Career position - Queensland Representative, National Optical Council
- 1945 - 1947
- Career position - Vice President, Institute of Optometrists (Queensland)
- 1946 - 1949
- Career position - Member, Queensland Board of Optical Registration
- 1947 - 1949
- Career position - President, Institute of Optometrists (Queensland)
- 1949 - 1950
- Career position - President, Australian Optometrical Association
- 1962 - 1966
- Career position - Secretary and Treasurer, Contact Lens Society of Australia
- 1974
- Award - Honorary Life Member, Contact Lens Society of Australia
- 1975
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Bruce, A.; and Brier, H., 'The Contact Lens Society of Australia 1961-75: notes on its formation and early development', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 75 (1992), 172-81. Details
- Vincent, Stephen J.; and Mountford, John A., 'Hamlyn R. Brier (1911 - 2001): Queensland's optometrist for all seasons', Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 100 (2017), 541-4. Details
Resources
- 'Brier, Hamlyn Royston (1911-20011231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1715789. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 5 December 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018