Arthur Wilson (Australian footballer)
Arthur Wilson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Arthur Mitchell Wilson | ||
Date of birth | 24 August 1888 | ||
Place of birth | South Melbourne | ||
Date of death | 19 December 1947 59) | (aged||
Place of death | Richmond, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Scotch College | ||
Position(s) | Back pocket/half-back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1909–11 | University | 51 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911 season. |
Arthur Mitchell Wilson (24 August 1888 – 19 December 1947) DSO[1] was a gynaecologist and obstetrician and an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
His son Mac played league football for Melbourne in the 1940s.
Sources
- ↑ "It's an Honour: WILSON, Arthur Mitchell".
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 960. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "OBITUARY.". The Argus (Melbourne) (Melbourne). 20 December 1947. p. 6.
- ↑ "Dedication of Royal College.". The Age (Melbourne). 26 August 1954. p. 2.