Rowland Edward Harrold MB., M.Chem (13 May 1865 – 6 November 1924) was a

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n dermatologist and

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History

Harrold was born in South Australia, son of Henry Charles Harrold and his wife Sarah Catherine Harrold, née Peake, who married in 1858. He was educated at

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's Adelaide Educational Institution and at

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. On matriculating, he studied medicine at Edinburgh University, graduating Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Chemistry, then took up a position at

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, London, as assistant to Dr.

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. He returned to Australia in 1892, when he started to practise as a General Practitioner. In 1910 he returned to England to study dermatology under Dr. James Harry Sequeira (1865 - 1948), and the following year returned to Adelaide, where apart from practising his speciality he was appointed honorary dermatologist at the Adelaide Hospital, a position he retained until his death. He died after a stroke, which followed three months seriously ill at home.

Other interests

Harrold was a keen bowler, a founding member of the Adelaide Drive Bowling Club, and represented South Australia at a number of interstate contests. He was an ardent floriculturist and president of the South Australian Carnation Society for many years. He generally had in his

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one of his own carnations or delphiniums.

Family

Harrold married Marion Walker Hamilton (1868–1958) on 1 May 1894, and went to live at "Strathearn" on

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, previously the Hamilton family home and the residence of her brother A. E. Hamilton. They had one daughter Joyce Harrold (1898– ), who married Rex Cooper, in

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on 18 June 1924.

References

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