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T. AUBREY BOWEN, OCULIST, 1837‐93
Author(s) -
LOWE RONALD F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1981.tb01504.x
Subject(s) - medicine , optometry , general surgery , ophthalmology
T. Aubrey Bowen was one of the founders of ophthalmology in Victoria. Born in Midland England, trained as a physician and surgeon then as an ophthalmologist in Birmingham, he settled in Melbourne where he attained the peak of his profession. He gave prolonged service to The Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, the Children's Hospital, the Medical Society of Victoria, and various governments. He died from pulmonary phthisis when 55 years of age.