Person
a'Beckett, Arthur Martin (1812 - 1871)
- Born
- June 1812
London, United Kingdom - Died
- 23 May 1871
Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Medical practitioner
Summary
Arthur a'Beckett was a medical practitioner who became a leading surgeon in Sydney. Following the lead of several of his brothers (all legal practitioners), he migrated to New South Wales, arriving in 1838. He established a private medical practice, and held appointments with the Benevolent Asylum and the AMP Society. a'Beckett's involvements in community organisations included as President of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts from 1852 to 1854, and Trustee of the Australian Museum. In 1856 he was became a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. His appointment in 1856 as Examiner in Medicine in the new medical school at the University of Sydney ceased in 1863 when he visited the United Kingdom. On returning to Sydney two years later he resumed his private medical practice.
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Chronology
- 1835
- Education - Licentiate, Society of Apothecaries, London
- 1835 - 1837
- Career position - Staff surgeon, British Legion in Spain
- 1838
- Life event - Migrated to New South Wales
- 1838
- Education - Member, Royal College of Surgeons, University of London
- 1839
- Career event - Appointed Surgeon, Benevolent Asylum
- 1839? - 1863
- Career position - In private practice in Sydney
- 1849 - 1859
- Career position - Consultant Medical Officer, AMP Society
- 1852 - 1854
- Career position - President, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts
- 1855
- Career position - Commissioner, Paris Exhibition
- 1855
- Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, London
- 1856 - ?
- Career position - Trustee, Australian Museum
- 1856 - 1860
- Career position - Member, Legislative Council, Parliament of New South Wales
- 1856 - 1863
- Career position - Examiner in Medicine, University of Sydney
- 1863 - 1865
- Life event - Visited United Kingdom
- 1865 - 1871
- Career position - In private practice in Sydney
Related entries
Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'a'Beckett, Arthur Martin (1812 - 1871)', in Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 2024. https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/a-beckett-arthur-martin-13432. Details
See also
- The University of Sydney School of Medicine online museum, Dramatis personae - Examiners: the Examiners other than those who were Fellows of Senate, Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2024. https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine/museum/mwmuseum/index.php/Dramatis_Personae_-_Examiners. Details
- Young, John Atherton, Sefton, Ann Jervie and Webb, Nina eds, Centenary Book of the University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine (Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1984), 568 pp. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 5 December 2024