Arthur Wilson (gynaecologist)
Australian rules footballer
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Arthur Mitchell Wilson (24 August 1888 – 19 December 1947) DSO[1] was a gynaecologist and obstetrician and an Australian rules footballer who played for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
South Melbourne
Richmond, Victoria
| Arthur Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Mitchell Wilson | ||
| Born |
24 August 1888 South Melbourne | ||
| Died |
19 December 1947 (aged 59) Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Scotch College | ||
| Position | Back pocket/half-back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–1911 | University | 51 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He was a foundation fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[3]
The Arthur Wilson Memorial Scholarship was established in 1987 with funds from the Arthur Wilson Memorial Foundation. The Foundation had been created in 1951 after a public appeal was launched to perpetuate the memory of Arthur Wilson, an outstanding gynaecologist and obstetrician.[4] The Foundation raised funds for the Arthur Wilson Memorial Wing (1954) to be built as an extension to the south side of the Royal Society of Victoria's Hall (1859) at 8 La Trobe St, Melbourne to house the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[5]
His son Mac played league football for Melbourne in the 1940s.
