Person
Brown, Henry Edward (1858 - 1931)
- Born
- 1858
Passage West, County Cork, Ireland - Died
- 15 August 1931
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Paediatrician and Public health worker
Summary
Henry Brown was one of the first medical practitioners in Australia to specialise in paediatrics. In 1885 he was appointed medical superintendent at the Rockhampton Children's Hospital, the second such hospital to be opened in Queensland. He was noted for introducing new technologies, such as x-rays, and for the low inpatient mortality rate. Brown retired in 1929 when management of the Hospital passed from the Benevolent Society to the State Government.
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Chronology
- 1882
- Life event - Migrated to Australia
- 1882 - 1885
- Career position - Appointed to medical staff, Port Curtis and Leichhardt Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland
- 1885 - 1929
- Career position - Medical Superintendent, Rockhampton Children's Hospital
- 1929
- Life event - Retired
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Isles, Alan F.; Roper, Peter and Pearn, John H., 'A pioneer of Australian paediatrics: Dr Henry Edward Brown (1858 - 1931)', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51 (2015), 486-90. Details
Resources
- 'Brown, Henry Edward (1858-19310815)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772655. Details
See also
- Wales, Murdoch and Pearn, John, 'Pioneer medical practitioners on the Darling Downs', Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 16 (2) (1996), 79-92. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 5 December 2017, Last modified: 3 July 2018