Dr Peter Daniel Anthonisz | |
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Born | |
Died | 12 June 1903 Galle, British Ceylon | (aged 80)
Resting place | Galle Dutch Reformed Church |
Education |
Bengal Medical College St Andrews University |
Occupation | Doctor |
Employer | Ceylon Medical Department |
Parent(s) | Leonardus Henricus Anthonisz, Susanna Dorothea née Deutrom |
Peter Daniel Anthonisz CMG FRCSE (25 June 1822 – 12 June 1903) was a Burgher doctor who was the first Ceylonese to obtain an M.R.C.P. and F.R.C.S. [1] [2] He was also the inaugural president of the Ceylon Branch of the British Medical Association [3] and a member of the Legislative Council for nine years. [1]
Peter Daniel Anthonisz was born on 25 June 1822 in Galle, [4] the first son of ten children, to Leonardus Henricus Anthonisz (1796–1845), the Chief Clerk of the Galle Customs, [5] [6] and Susanna Dorothea née Deutrom (1805–1872). [6] [7] In 1838 at the age of sixteen he was appointed as a medical sub-assistant at the Military Hospital in Galle. [1] [6] The following year he was sent to study at the Bengal Medical College in Calcutta, returning in 1843. [6] In the 1850s he worked as a physician at the Military Hospital in Colombo (his patients included the Governor Sir William Henry Gregory). [6] In June 1856 he travelled to England, where he obtained an M.R.C.P. (Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, London) [8] and was elected a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd) on 1 April 1857. [6] He returned to Ceylon in 1858, where in August he was appointed to as the Colonial Surgeon of the Southern Province, a post he remained at until 1880. [6] During this period he travelled to Europe, where in 1863 he received a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of St Andrews ( St Andrews, Scotland). [6] In 1881 he left to do further studies. Upon his return in 1883 he took up the position of Chief Medical Officer at Galle. [6] Anthonisz was the first doctor to successfully undertake oesophagotomy and ovariotomy [9] surgery in the country. His oesophagotomy was reportedly the first recorded in British medical annals. [6] [10] [11]
Anthonisz served on the Galle Municipal Council [12] (Fort Ward) [13] and between 1886 and 1895 he represented the Burgher community on the Legislative Council, [6] [13] [14] [15] [16] the first Burgher appointee from a non-legal background. [17] One of his most significant achievements during his time on the Legislative Council was the realisation of the railway line between Colombo and Matara. [6] [17]
On 17 December 1887 he became the inaugural President of the Ceylon branch of the British Medical Association (now known as the Sri Lanka Medical Association). [6] [13] [14] [18] In November 1889 Dr Anthonisz led the local opposition against the Government's proposal to demolish the ramparts of the 17th-century Dutch fort. Anthonisz argued that the fort provided protection from monsoon tidal floods and ships at anchor in the harbour [19] – a fact later proven with the 2004 tsunami. In 1892 he was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. [6] [20]
Anthonisz died in Galle on 12 June 1903 and is buried at the Galle Dutch Reformed Church. [6] [21]
The Galle Clock Tower was erected in his memory in 1883. [13] [14] [22]
The 'Anthonisz Ward' at the Colombo General Hospital (now known as the 'National Hospital') is named after him. [6] [23] [24]
Dr Peter Daniel Anthonisz | |
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Born | |
Died | 12 June 1903 Galle, British Ceylon | (aged 80)
Resting place | Galle Dutch Reformed Church |
Education |
Bengal Medical College St Andrews University |
Occupation | Doctor |
Employer | Ceylon Medical Department |
Parent(s) | Leonardus Henricus Anthonisz, Susanna Dorothea née Deutrom |
Peter Daniel Anthonisz CMG FRCSE (25 June 1822 – 12 June 1903) was a Burgher doctor who was the first Ceylonese to obtain an M.R.C.P. and F.R.C.S. [1] [2] He was also the inaugural president of the Ceylon Branch of the British Medical Association [3] and a member of the Legislative Council for nine years. [1]
Peter Daniel Anthonisz was born on 25 June 1822 in Galle, [4] the first son of ten children, to Leonardus Henricus Anthonisz (1796–1845), the Chief Clerk of the Galle Customs, [5] [6] and Susanna Dorothea née Deutrom (1805–1872). [6] [7] In 1838 at the age of sixteen he was appointed as a medical sub-assistant at the Military Hospital in Galle. [1] [6] The following year he was sent to study at the Bengal Medical College in Calcutta, returning in 1843. [6] In the 1850s he worked as a physician at the Military Hospital in Colombo (his patients included the Governor Sir William Henry Gregory). [6] In June 1856 he travelled to England, where he obtained an M.R.C.P. (Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, London) [8] and was elected a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd) on 1 April 1857. [6] He returned to Ceylon in 1858, where in August he was appointed to as the Colonial Surgeon of the Southern Province, a post he remained at until 1880. [6] During this period he travelled to Europe, where in 1863 he received a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of St Andrews ( St Andrews, Scotland). [6] In 1881 he left to do further studies. Upon his return in 1883 he took up the position of Chief Medical Officer at Galle. [6] Anthonisz was the first doctor to successfully undertake oesophagotomy and ovariotomy [9] surgery in the country. His oesophagotomy was reportedly the first recorded in British medical annals. [6] [10] [11]
Anthonisz served on the Galle Municipal Council [12] (Fort Ward) [13] and between 1886 and 1895 he represented the Burgher community on the Legislative Council, [6] [13] [14] [15] [16] the first Burgher appointee from a non-legal background. [17] One of his most significant achievements during his time on the Legislative Council was the realisation of the railway line between Colombo and Matara. [6] [17]
On 17 December 1887 he became the inaugural President of the Ceylon branch of the British Medical Association (now known as the Sri Lanka Medical Association). [6] [13] [14] [18] In November 1889 Dr Anthonisz led the local opposition against the Government's proposal to demolish the ramparts of the 17th-century Dutch fort. Anthonisz argued that the fort provided protection from monsoon tidal floods and ships at anchor in the harbour [19] – a fact later proven with the 2004 tsunami. In 1892 he was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. [6] [20]
Anthonisz died in Galle on 12 June 1903 and is buried at the Galle Dutch Reformed Church. [6] [21]
The Galle Clock Tower was erected in his memory in 1883. [13] [14] [22]
The 'Anthonisz Ward' at the Colombo General Hospital (now known as the 'National Hospital') is named after him. [6] [23] [24]