Henry Douglas Stephens
Male, Deceased Person
1877 – 1952
Who was Henry Douglas Stephens?
Henry Douglas Stephens was an Australian paediatric surgeon.
He was born in Williamstown, Melbourne to John Charles Stephens, a newspaper owner, and his wife Kate. He was dux of Camberwell Grammar School and graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1900. On 6 September 1911 he married Eileen Cole.
He served at the Royal Children's Hospital for forty-five years and the Henry Douglas Stephens Memorial Operating Theatre was named in his honour. He was also a consultant paediatrician at the Women's Hospital, Melbourne, from 1931–45. He co-founded the Melbourne Paediatric Society. From 1935 to 1940 he was Dean of the Clinical School at the Royal Children's Hospital, and he was a councillor of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing and the Victorian Society for Crippled Children.
He had three daughters and a son, Frank Douglas Stephens.
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- Born
- Jun 26, 1877
- Education
- University of Melbourne
- Died
- Jun 17, 1952
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on July 23, 2013
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