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Wilkie, David Elliot (1815 - 1885)

Physician and Politician

Born: 14 August 1815 Rothobyres, Haddington, Scotland. Died: 2 April 1885 Paris, France.

David Elliot Wilkie studied medicine in France and Scotland and later moved to Australia. There he specialized in diseases of women and children, and was an honorary physician to the Melbourne Hospital for many years. Wilkie was heavily involved in preventative medicine and was editor of the "Australian Medical Journal", 1858. David Wilkie was also interested in public affairs and after several attempts was finally elected to the Legislative Council for North Western Province in 1858.

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Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P000185. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 8 August 2006

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