Arthur Wilson (gynaecologist) explained

Arthur Wilson
Fullname:Arthur Mitchell Wilson
Birth Date:24 August 1888
Birth Place:South Melbourne
Death Place:Richmond, Victoria
Originalteam:Scotch College
Position:Back pocket/half-back
Statsend:1911
Years1:1909–1911
Games Goals1:51 (3)

Arthur Mitchell Wilson (24 August 1888 – 19 December 1947) DSO[1] was a gynaecologist and obstetrician and an Australian rules footballer who played for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

He was a foundation fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[3]

The Arthur Wilson Memorial Scholarship was established in 1987 with funds from the Arthur Wilson Memorial Foundation. The Foundation had been created in 1951 after a public appeal was launched to perpetuate the memory of Arthur Wilson, an outstanding gynaecologist and obstetrician.[4] The Foundation raised funds for the Arthur Wilson Memorial Wing (1954) to be built as an extension to the south side of the Royal Society of Victoria's Hall (1859) at 8 La Trobe St, Melbourne to house the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[5]

His son Mac played league football for Melbourne in the 1940s.

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  1. Web site: It's an Honour: WILSON, Arthur Mitchell.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 960.
  3. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). (2014) RCOG Roll of Active Service, 1914-1918.London: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. p. 15.
  4. News: OBITUARY. . The Argus (Melbourne) . Melbourne . 20 December 1947 . 6.
  5. News: Dedication of Royal College. . The Age . Melbourne . 26 August 1954 . 2.