- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3670
Bourne, Eleanor Elizabeth
(1878 – 1957)- Born 4 December 1878, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Died 23 May 1957, Manly, Queensland, Australia
- Occupation Doctor
Summary
Dr Eleanor Bourne was appointed first medical officer in the Department of Public Instruction in 1911. Her research on hookworm disease was used in the Rockefeller-financed hookworm survey of northern Queensland. During wartime, Dr Bourne served as a lieutenant of the Royal Army Medical Corps in London. She became medical officer to Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps.
Published resources
-
Resource Section
- Bourne, Eleanor Elizabeth (1878-1957), Bell, Jacqueline, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070364b.htm
- Edited Book
-
Resource
- Trove: Bourne, Eleanor Elizabeth (1878-1957), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-755071