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Munro, Andrew Watson (1858 - 1944) |
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| Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | ||
| Born: 1 March 1858 Tain, Rosshire, Scotland. Died: 7 September 1944 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. | ||
| Andrew Watson Munro helped to found and finance the Women's Hospital, Sydney in 1893. In 1900 it became a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney and during the 1920s Munro urged the establishment of a chair of obstetrics at the University. |
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