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| Denis Considen |
| Family
Name: |
Considen |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Denis |
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| DOB |
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DOD |
29 December 1815 |
| Place
of Birth: |
Ireland
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Place
of Death: |
London, England |
| Age
at Death: |
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| School:
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University:
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| Qualifications:
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MD Edin 1804
LRCP 1812
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Speciality:
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| Other
Occupations: |
Naturalist |
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| Spouse:
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Ann Cowley |
| Children: |
Constance
Constantine |
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| Voyages:
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"Scarborough" from Portsmouth arr. Botany Bay 19 January 1788 (First Fleet)
"Kitty" dep. Port Jackson for England June 1793
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| Came
out as: |
Surgeon on convict ship |
| Date
Settled Aus: |
1788
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Date
of Departure: |
1793 |
| First
Registered: |
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Off
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| Addresses:
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Sydney, NSW 1788-1790 (ADB)
Norfolk Island 1791 (ADB)
Sydney, NSW 1791-1793 (ADB)
Cork, Ireland 1794 (ADB) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Hospital Mate, Army (Johnston)
Deputy Purveyor, troops under HRH Duke of York 1794 (Johnston)
Purveyor, troops under Sir Ralph Abercrombie 1799 (Johnston) |
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| Notes:
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Eucalyptus Consideniana named after him (1904)
In his MD thesis he referred to his discovery of Eucalyptus oil |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
List of the graduates in medicine in the University of Edinburgh 1705-1866. Edinburgh, 1867 [Dionysius Considen, Hibernus, De Tetano 1804]
Nobbs, R. Norfolk Island and Its First Settlement 1788-1814. Sydney, 1988
Pearn J. Gentlemen of the faculty. Medical Journal of Australia 1988;149:639-43
Pearn J. Medicine and Botany. Brisbane, 1990
Dan N. Medical men of the First Fleet. In: Pearn J., O'Carrigan C. Australia's quest for colonial health. Brisbane, 1983: 3-12
Pearn J. Doctor in the garden. Brisbane, 2001
Richards D. Medical men at Norfolk Island. In: Covacevich J et al. History heritage and health. Brisbane, 1996: 409-11
Gillen M. Founders of Australia. Sydney, 1989
Johnston W. Roll of commissioned officers in the Medical Service of the British army....[1727-1898]. Aberdeen, 1917
Macpherson J. Dennis Considen. Medical Journal of Australia 1927;ii:770-3 [regarding his research on the medicinal properties of Australian plants] |
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