Robert Fowler | |
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Born | |
Died | 8 May 1965 | (aged 77)
Education | Caulfield Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation(s) | surgeon and gynaecologist |
Years active | 1911–1955 |
Known for | pioneer of (Australian) medical statistics, especially known for establishing the association between tobacco smoking and lung cancer |
Robert Fowler (5 March 1888 – 8 May 1965) was an Australian surgeon and soldier.
The son, and eldest of the four children of the surgeon Walter Fowler (1857-1917),[1] and Alice Maud Fowler (1862-1946), née Wacher,[2] Robert Fowler was born at East Smithfield, London, England on 5 March 1888.
He married Elsie Walsh (1891-1975), in Egypt, on 12 January 1915.[3][4][5]
Having won a scholarship to do so, he attended Caulfield Grammar School for three years: 1900–1902.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
He served in World War I with the Australian Mounted Division,[12][13] obtaining the rank of Colonel.[14]
In civilian life he practiced at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne;[15] represented the Victoria Branch of the British Medical Association;[16] was an advocate of the 'Airway Ambulance' (forerunner to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia);[17][18] served on the staff of the Governor-General Sir Isaac Isaacs;[14] researched the use of the Radium Ray for cancer treatment;[19] and pioneered the linkage between smoking and lung cancer.[20][21]