Person

Quaife, Frederick Harrison (1841 - 1922)

Born
5 January 1841
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Died
1922
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Medical practitioner

Summary

Frederick Quaife was a medical practitioner noted for being the first to use x-ray technology on Australia. He set up his Röntgen machine in the laboratory in his practice in Woollahra. A consultant at the Sydney Hospital for many years, in 1896 he provided funds for the Hospital to obtain its first x-ray machine. Between 1884 and 1889 he was Examiner in Medicine at the University of Sydney. A member of the New South Wales Medical Board, he was also a foundation member and office bearer of the New South Wales Branch of the British Medical Association. Quaife was a man of broad interests: He was active in the New South Wales Branch of the British Astronomical Society. His musical talents were evident in his membership of the Sydney Amateur Orchestral and Royal Philharmonic Societies.

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Chronology

1860
Education - BA, University of Sydney
1862
Education - MA, University of Sydney
1867
Education - MD ChM, University of Glasgow, Scotland
1867
Education - Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
1869
Career event - Registered to practice medicine in New South Wales
1869 - 1900?
Career position - In private practice in Woollahra, Sydney
1871 - 1879
Career position - Honorary Physician, Sydney Hospital
1876 - 1922
Career position - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
1879 - ?
Career position - Honorary Consultant Physician, Sydney Hospital
1880 - ?
Career position - Foundation Member, New South Wales Branch, British Medical Association
1884 - 1885
Career position - President, New South Wales Branch, British Medical Association
1884 - 1889
Career position - Examiner in Medicine, University of Sydney
1894 - 1915
Career position - Member, New South Wales Medical Board
1895 - 1909
Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of New South Wales
1897 - 1922
Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of New South Wales
1912 - 1916
Career position - Vice-President, Royal Society of New South Wales

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Journal Articles

  • Andrews, E. C., ' Presidential address', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 56 (1922), 1-38. Details
  • Quaife, F. H., 'Notes on the sanitary condition of the eastern suburbs, etc', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 20 (1887), 350-3. Details
  • Quaife, F. H., 'Notes on two lightning flashes', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 46 (1912), 138-42. Details

See also

Helen Cohn

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