Person
Webster, Percy Samuel (1865 - 1928)
- Born
- 1865
Durham, United Kingdom - Died
- 8 June 1928
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Ophthalmologist and Surgeon
Summary
Percy Webster was a surgeon and ophthalmologist who earned his qualifications at the Medical School of the London Hospital. He worked at the Hospital as Resident Medical Officer and later house surgeon. Suffering from chronic otitis, he migrated to Victoria in 1891. He joined the staff of the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital as resident surgeon, later being an honorary assistant surgeon. At the same time he established a private practice in which he was associated with James Barrett. Elected to the permanent staff of the Hospital, he served for over 30 years. Webster played a key role in the foundation of the Ophthamological Society of Melbourne in 1899, holding office as President in 1905.
Details
Chronology
- 1891
- Life event - Migrated to Victoria
- 1891 - 1894
- Career position - Resident Surgeon, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- 1894 - 1898?
- Career position - Honorary Assistant Surgeon, Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- 1898?
- Career event - Elected to permanent staff of Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
- 1899 - 1904
- Career position - Founding Member and Secretary-Treasurer, Ophthmalogical Society of Melbourne
- 1905
- Career position - President, Ophthmalogical Society of Melbourne
- 1914 - 1918?
- Military service - Served with the Australian Army Medical Corps in the Middle East
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Obituary: Percy Webster', Medical Journal of Australia, 1 (26, 30 June) (1928), 810-1, https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1928.tb13322.x. Details
- Lowe, Ronald F., 'The Ophthalmological Society of Melbourne (1899 - 1913)', Australian journal of ophthalmology, 8 (1980), 257-70, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.1980.tb00350.x. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Dr. Percy Webster: death of leading surgeon', The Argus (1928), 30. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 13 November 2025