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Otto Hirschfeld (physician)
Otto Saddler Hirschfeld (1898–1957) was an Australian medical practitioner, academic and university chancellor. Early life Otto Saddler Hirschfeld was born on 24 March 1898 in Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland. He was the eldest child of Eugen Hirschfeld, a physician from Prussia and German consul to Brisbane, and his Australian wife Annie. He had three brothers and two sisters. One of his brothers also pursued a medical career – Konrad Hirschfeld. Otto attended the Normal School and Brisbane Grammar School, enduring anti-German sentiment. He won a scholarship to attend the University of Queensland in 1916 and took his B.Sc. in 1919, and a Masters of Science in 1921. He moved to Melbourne to study medicine at the University of Melbourne completing his studies in 1923. Career Hirschfeld served as a resident medical officer at the (Royal) Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Hospital for eighteen months from 1923-1924. In 1924, he returned to Brisbane and entered into private pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
