Biographical entry Brown, Gilbert (1883 - 1960)

Born
14 August 1883
Died
6 January 1960
Website
https://web.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/BROW/provlist.htm

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History
Dr. Gilbert Brown was a pioneer of modern anaesthesia in Australia and was the first president of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists. He was decorated with a CBE in 1953.
Both Gilbert Brown and Marie Brown (née Simpson) were born in England in 1883. They met in Liverpool, where they were both working as doctors. Gilbert Brown graduated MB ChB from the University of Liverpool in 1908. Gilbert Brown migrated to Australia in 1912 and was joined by Marie in 1914, the couple marrying on the day of her arrival in Adelaide. In 1912 he first joine a general practice in Snowtown, South Australia, and later at Gilberton, near Adelaide. During the first world war Brown served in the Australian Imperial Forces as a captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps.

Language
English

Demographic Group
Doctor of Medicine

Occupation Type
Health professionals

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Created: 5 February 2020, Last modified: 26 February 2020