Leonard Bell Cox (29 August 1894 – 24 July 1976) was an Australian neurologist as well as an art collector and administrator. Born in
Melbourne to English parents, he was a school friend of
Robert Menzies
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. He earned his medical degree at the
University of Melbourne before serving in the
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps at the Western Front. Returning to Australia, he became a founding member of the
Australian Association of Neurologists and a distinguished collector of Chinese art, succeeding
H. W. Kent as the honorary curator of the
National Gallery of Victoria's Oriental art collection. Besides his medical publications, he also penned ''The National Gallery of Victoria 1861 to 1968'' and was active in the gallery's administration. Upon his death bequeathed books and art to the gallery. His gardens at
Olinda
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provided numerous specimens for the National Rhododendron Gardens (now the
Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden).
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1894 births
1976 deaths
Australian neurologists
Medical doctors from Melbourne
Australian people of English descent
University of Melbourne alumni
Australian Army officers
Australian military doctors
20th-century Australian medical doctors
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