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Harris, Lawrence Herschel Levi (Herschel) (1871 - 1920)
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Radiologist
Born: 8 December 1871  Kennsington, England.  Died: 13 September 1920  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lawrence Herschel L. (Herschel) Harris arrived in Sydney, Australia when only an infant. He went on to study medicine and became a world-renowned expert in radiography. In 1896c Harris set up Sydney Hospital’s first X-ray Unit and pioneered the use of X-rays to heal keloid scars. He also established specialized training for sisters, wrote at least twenty-eight papers on radiology, and worked as an honorary radiologist at many Sydney hospitals. During World War I, Herchel Harris enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps and was sent to France and Greece.
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1890Enrolled in Arts at the University of Sydney
1891Transferred to Medicine at the University of Sydney
1896Bachelor of Medicine (MB) & Master od Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1896 - 1897Resident Medical Officer at the Sydney Hospital
c. 1897Founder of the X-ray Unit at Sydney Hospital
1897 - 1900Senior Resident at Sydney Hospital
1900 - Honorary Skiagrapher, then Radiographer at the Sydney Hospital
1902 - Honorary Radiographer at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
1911 - Honorary Radiographer at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
1914Captain and Radiologist at the Australian Voluntary Hospital in Wimereux, France
1915Major with the 3rd Australian General Hospital in Lemnos, Greece

 
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