Robert Fowler (surgeon, soldier) explained

Robert Fowler
Birth Date:5 March 1888
Birth Place:East Smithfield, London
Death Place:Toorak, Victoria
Education:Caulfield Grammar School
Alma Mater:University of Melbourne
Occupation:surgeon and gynaecologist
Years Active:1911–1955
Known For:pioneer of (Australian) medical statistics, especially known for establishing the association between tobacco smoking and lung cancer

Robert Fowler (5 March 1888 – 8 May 1965) was an Australian surgeon and soldier.

Family

The son, and eldest of the four children of the surgeon Walter Fowler (1857-1917),[1] and Alice Maud Fowler (1862-1946), née Wacher,[2] Robert Fowler was born at East Smithfield, London, England on 5 March 1888.

He married Elsie Walsh (1891-1975), in Egypt, on 12 January 1915.[3] [4] [5]

Education

Having won a scholarship to do so, he attended Caulfield Grammar School for three years: 1900–1902.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Military service

He served in World War I with the Australian Mounted Division,[12] [13] obtaining the rank of Colonel.[14]

Medical practitioner

In civilian life he practiced at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne;[15] represented the Victoria Branch of the British Medical Association;[16] was an advocate of the 'Airway Ambulance' (forerunner to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia);[17] [18] served on the staff of the Governor-General Sir Isaac Isaacs;[14] researched the use of the Radium Ray for cancer treatment;[19] and pioneered the linkage between smoking and lung cancer.[20] [21]

Death

He died, in Toorak, Melbourne, on 8 May 1965.[22] [23] [24]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90845259 Death of Dr. Walter Fowler, The Bendigonian, (Thursday, 2 August 1917), p.28.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22227439 Deaths: Fowler, The Argus, (Monday, 11 February 1946), p.2.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92044445 Our Bendigo Letter, The Bendigonian, (Tuesday, 6 October 1914), p.25.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5-ZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PJIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4536%2C3910360 Deaths: Fowler, The Age, (Monday, 25 August 1975), p.24.
  5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176723894/elsie-fowler Elsie Fowler, at Find a Grave.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89473888 Our Country Service: Echuca, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Wednesday, 10 January 1900), p.3.
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188642098 School Speech Days: Caulfield Grammar, The Age, (Wednesday, 26 December 1900), p.3.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192219494 School Speech Days: Caulfield Grammar, The Age, (Monday, 23 December 1901), p.6.
  9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187624122 The School Vacation: Breaking Up Celebrations: Caulfield Grammar School, The Age, (Monday, 22 December 1902), p.6.
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138678874 Matriculation: December Examination: Melbourne Candidates, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 January 1903), p.36.
  11. Webber (1981), p.292.
  12. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C247730 (Photograph: H02522), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
  13. News: THE DANGER OF MALARIA . 17 September 2018 . The Inverell Times (NSW), p. 5. . 12 August 1919.
  14. News: OBITUARY . 17 September 2018 . Williamstown Chronicle (Vic.), p. 2. . December 3, 1932.
  15. News: ABOUT PEOPLE. . 17 September 2018 . The Age (Melbourne, Vic.) p. 7. . Fairfax . May 5, 1921.
  16. News: PUBLIC HEALTH . 17 September 2018 . The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), p. 11. . Fairfax . January 30, 1925.
  17. News: MEDICAL CONGRESS . 17 September 2018 . The Labor Daily (Sydney, NSW), p. 6. . September 5, 1929.
  18. News: Aberdeen Journal . Aberdeen, Scotland . 23300 . 6 . 5 September 1929.
  19. News: RADIUM RAY NEW CANCER . 17 September 2018 . Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW), p. 6. . December 6, 1932.
  20. News: Smoking And Lung Cancer "Increasing" . 18 September 2018 . The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), p. 3. . September 29, 1954.
  21. News: Untitled. 18 September 2018 . The Australian Women's Weekly, p. 20. . September 21, 1955.
  22. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BItVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2pYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3916%2C2156822 Deaths: Fowler, The Age, (Wednesday, 12 May 1965), p.25.
  23. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BItVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2pYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7045%2C2052670 Obituary: Eminent Surgeon, The Age, (Wednesday, 12 May 1965), p.5.
  24. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176723896/robert-fowler Robert Fowler, at Find a Grave".

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