Henry Douglas Stephens
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Henry Douglas Stephens was an Australia
n paediatric surgeon.
He was born in Williamstown
, Melbourne
to John Charles Stephens, a newspaper owner, and his wife Kate. He was dux of Camberwell Grammar School
and graduated from the University of Melbourne
in 1900. On 6 September 1911 he married Eileen Cole.
He served at the Royal Children's Hospital for forty-five years and the Henry Douglas Stephens Memorial Operating Theatre was named in his honour. He was also a consultant paediatrician at the Women's Hospital, Melbourne, frpm 1931–45. He co-founded the Melbourne Paediatric Society. From 1935 to 1940 he was Dean of the Clinical School at the Royal Children's Hospital, and he was a councillor of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing and the Victorian Society for Crippled Children.
He had three daughters and a son, Frank Douglas Stephens
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n paediatric surgeon.
He was born in Williamstown
Williamstown, Victoria
Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733....
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to John Charles Stephens, a newspaper owner, and his wife Kate. He was dux of Camberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and graduated from the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
in 1900. On 6 September 1911 he married Eileen Cole.
He served at the Royal Children's Hospital for forty-five years and the Henry Douglas Stephens Memorial Operating Theatre was named in his honour. He was also a consultant paediatrician at the Women's Hospital, Melbourne, frpm 1931–45. He co-founded the Melbourne Paediatric Society. From 1935 to 1940 he was Dean of the Clinical School at the Royal Children's Hospital, and he was a councillor of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing and the Victorian Society for Crippled Children.
He had three daughters and a son, Frank Douglas Stephens
Frank Douglas Stephens
Frank Douglas Stephens AO, DSO is an Australian surgeon.He was born in Melbourne on 10 October 1913. His father was Henry Douglas Stephens and his mother Eileen Cole. Educated at the University of Melbourne he specialized in surgery, particularly with regard to congenital malformations of the...
.