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W. S. DUN. 



having been elected in 1867. He was born in Sydney in 

 1836, and his life was full of usefulness. Few Australians 

 have rendered such valuable service to medical science, 

 education and philanthropy. He received his early educa- 

 tion in Mr. Cape's well-known school, Mr. T. S. Dodd's 

 school, and Mr. Henry Gary's academy at Darling Point, 

 whence he proceeded to the University College, London. He 

 obtained the medals for anatomy and medicine, conferred 

 only upon distinguished students, and graduated with 

 honours in 1859, taking the degree of Bachelor of Medicine. 

 In 1860 he obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and 

 in 1861 became Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, 

 England. Sir Philip filled the offices of house surgeon and 

 house physician, together with that of resident medical 

 officer at University College Hospital, London, and obtained 

 the gold medal given by Dr. Fellowes to the most proficient 

 student in clinical knowledge for the year. After returning 

 to Sydney, Sir Philip was for twelve years honorary surgeon 

 to the Sydney Hospital, then called the Sydney Infirmary, and 

 in 1876 he gave up general practice and devoted himself to 

 consulting work, and was regarded as the leading physician 

 of the time. In order to keep abreast of development in 

 medical science he visited Europe on several occasions. 

 He was the pioneer in this State of the open-air treatment 

 for consumption, and had much to do with establishing the 

 Queen Victoria Homes at Thirlmere and Wentworth Falls. 

 He was a member of the Senate of the Sydney University 

 from 1887 till the time of his death, and for two years 

 occupied the Vice-Chancellor's chair. He was one of the 

 originators, and later an honorary physician of the Royal 

 Prince Alfred Hospital, and also a member of the Board 

 of Management of the National Museum, as well as of a 

 number of other associations— scientific, educational and 

 religious. For some time he was president of the New 

 South Wales Medical Board. In 1905 he was created a 



