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Hamilton, James Alexander Greer (1854 - 1925)

Born
January 1854
Castle Caulfield, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died
8 October 1925
North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation
Gynaecologist and Medical practitioner

Summary

James Hamilton was a physician who, after arriving in South Australia in 1876, was a general practitioner in rural areas until 1891. In that year he moved to Adelaide and joined the practice of Edward Way. He was also appointed Honorary Assistant Surgeon in obstetrics at the Adelaide Hospital, later becoming Honorary Gynaecologist. Other hospitals with which Hamilton was associated were the North Adelaide Hospital (where he was a colleague of Edward Way) and the Queen's Home (later the Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital). For 15 years, Hamilton was a member of the Council of the University of Adelaide where he also lectured in gynaecology between 1902 and 1920. He was President of the South Australian Branch of the British Medical Association in from 1890 to 1891.

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Chronology

1870
Education - Degrees in Arts and Medicine, Trinity College, Dublin
1876
Career event - Registered as medical practitioner in South Australia
1876 - 1878?
Career position - Physician, Wallaroo Hospital, South Australia
1878 - 1890
Career position - General practitioner, Kapunda, South Australia
1879
Career position - Foundation Member, South Australian Branch, British Medical Association
1890 - 1891
Career position - President, South Australian Branch, British Medical Association
1891 - ?
Career position - Honorary Assistant Surgeon in Obstetrics (later Honorary Gynaecologist ), Adelaide Hospital
1897 - 1911
Career position - Member of Council, University of Adelaide
1902 - 1920
Career position - Lecturer in Gynaecology, University of Adelaide
1909
Military service - Commissioned Honorary Major, Australian Army Medical Corps
July 1915 - December 1915
Military service - Served with the Australian Imperial Force
1920
Life event - Retired

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  • Simpson, Donald, 'The Adelaide medical school, 1885-1914 : a study of Anglo-Australian synergies in medical education', Thesis, University of Adelaide, 2000, 260 pp. Details

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