John Springthorpe

John William Springthorpe (1855–1933) was an Australian physician. He was the first Australian graduate to become a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London.^[1]

John William Springthorpe
Portrait. Credit: Wellcome Institute
Born	(1855-08-29)August 29, 1855 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Died	April 22, 1933(1933-04-22) (aged 77) Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	physician
Spouses	Annie Constance Marie Inglis (married 1887–1897) Daisie Evelyn Johnstone (married 1916–1933)
Parents	John Springthorpe Hannah, née Newell

Springthorpe came to Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales when a young child. He started his schooling then and completed it in Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria. He also completed undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Melbourne. He then did advanced study in the United Kingdom before returning to work in the Colony of Victoria as a medical doctor.

The Springthorpe Memorial^[2] at Boroondara General Cemetery was constructed in memory of his wife Annie, who died during childbirth in 1897.

See also

• Springthorpe, John William, Springthorpe medical diary of the war, 1914-1920, with addenda, 1926, retrieved 13 January 2015