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Rupert Walter Hornabrook
Rupert Walter Hornabrook (3 August 1871 – 7 May 1951) was a medical doctor, recognised as Australia's first specialist anaesthetist. History Hornabrook was born in Kent Town, South Australia, a son of Charles A. Hornabrook and his wife Eliza, née Soward. John Hornabrook, owner of the York Hotel, at the corner of Pulteney Street, Adelaide, Pulteney and Rundle Street, Adelaide, Rundle streets, Adelaide was a grandfather. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, St Peter's College, before studying for the (Anglican) priesthood under Canon Field and F. A. D'Arenberg then was admitted to the University of Adelaide, studying medicine, in 1891. After completion of his bachelor's degree, and during his internship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide Hospital, the "Adelaide Hospital Row" disrupted teaching, and many, Hornabrook included, left for hospitals overseas to complete their training. :A dispute arose in 1894 when a sister of the Chief Secretary (later Sir) John Hann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R W Hornabrook
R, or r, is the eighteenth Letter (alphabet), letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars'', or in Ireland ''or'' . The letter is the eighth most common letter in English language, English and the fourth-most common consonant (after , , and ). The letter is used to form the ending "-re", which is used in certain words such as ''centre'' in some varieties of English spelling, such as British English. Canadian English also uses the "-re" ending, unlike American English, where the ending is usually replaced by "-er" (''center''). This does not affect pronunciation. Name The name of the letter in Latin was (), following the pattern of other letters representing continuants, such as F, L, M, N and S. This name is preserved in French language, French and many other languages. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
