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E002262 - Hopkins, George Herbert (1861 - 1922)
Title:
Hopkins, George Herbert (1861 - 1922)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002262
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-04-25
Description:
Obituary for Hopkins, George Herbert (1861 - 1922), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Hopkins, George Herbert
Date of Birth:
1861
Date of Death:
6 January 1922
Place of Death:
Brisbane, Australia
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS May 8th 1890

FRCS December 8th 1892

LRCP Lond May 8th 1890
Details:
At the age of 17 he obtained a commission in the Militia. He was educated at University College Hospital, where he acted as House Surgeon. He was afterwards Ambulance Surgeon to the Northern Hospital, Liverpool, and Surgeon on the RMS *City of Berlin*. In 1888 he was Resident Medical Officer at Swansea Hospital. He then practised at 5 Picton Place, Swansea, for eight years; was Surgeon to the Swansea General Hospital; Physician and Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Swansea and South Wales Institute for the Blind; Medical Officer to the Swansea Provident Dispensary; Surgeon Lieutenant, 1st Glamorganshire Volunteer Artillery; and Hon Secretary to the Swansea Medical Society. In 1896 he went out to Australia and settled in Brisbane, where he conducted a successful practice, being known as a competent surgeon, and was appointed Surgeon to the Brisbane General Hospital, and Hon Medical Officer of the Lady Bowen Hospital; he was also a member of the Queensland Medical Board. He was an active member of the Queensland Branch of the British Medical Association, and its President in 1903. He joined the Queensland Defence Force with the rank of Captain RAMC, and was attached to the 8th Infantry Regiment, from which he retired in April, 1914, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. At the outbreak of the War he volunteered for the Defence Force, but was deemed too old for service overseas. Thus, from the age of 17, he through life exhibited an enthusiasm for military service. Of his two sons who enlisted, one was killed in action. He practised at 129 North Quay, Brisbane, and died there on January 6th, 1922, being survived by his wife. Publications: "Radical Cure of Hernia." - *Australasian Med Gaz*, 1897, xvi, 116. "Four Cases of Nephrolithotomy." - *Ibid*, 1898, xvii, 515.
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
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Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002200-E002299
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