Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Edward Swarbreck Hall
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1805-1881
History
Edward Swarbreck Hall (1805-1881) was a medical practitioner who arrived in Hobart in 1832 and held various government appointments as district surgeon in Brighton, Bothwell,
Westbury and midland towns. In 1853 he was appointed house surgeon to the Hobart Hospital from which he resigned in 1855 but held several other official appointments.
He campaigned for various health reforms. He was also a member of the Royal Society of Tasmania to which he gave addresses and presented copies of statistics he had prepared.
For more information see : http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hall-edward-swarbreck-2144