John William Springthorpe (1855–1933) was an Australian physician. He was the first Australian graduate to become a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Springthorpe came to Sydney in the

Colony of New South Wales The Colony of New South Wales was a colony of the British Empire from 1788 to 1901, when it became a State of the Commonwealth of Australia. At its greatest extent, the colony of New South Wales included the present-day Australian states of New ...

when a young child. He started his schooling then and completed it in Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria. He also completed undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Melbourne. He then did advanced study in the United Kingdom before returning to work in the Colony of Victoria as a medical doctor. The

Springthorpe Memorial The Springthorpe Memorial is an elaborate Victorian era memorial located within Boroondara General Cemetery in Kew, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The memorial was built by Melbourne doctor John Springthorpe, in honour of his wife ...

Boroondara General Cemetery Boroondara General Cemetery, often referred to as Kew cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Victoria, Australia, created in the tradition of the Victorian garden cemetery. The cemetery, located in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne, is listed ...

was constructed in memory of his wife Annie, who died during childbirth in 1897.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Springthorpe, John 1855 births 1933 deaths Australian medical doctors People from the Colony of Victoria

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