Sir Alfred Edward Rowden White

Surname originally Gooding (changed in childhood); preferred forename Rowden
Medical practitioner
Born
5 November 1874, Hobart, Tasmania
Died
15 January 1963, Toorak, Vic
Sex
Male
Father
The Rt Hon Sir Samuel James Way [qv]
Mother
Susannah Mary Gooding
Brother of Dr Edward Rowden White [qv]

Degrees

1899Bachelor of MedicineThe University of Melbourne
1900Bachelor of SurgeryThe University of Melbourne
1906Doctor of MedicineThe University of Melbourne

Career

  • LLD hc Melb 1962.
  • FRACP 1938.
  • Med practitioner.
  • Consulting physician.
  • Philanthropist.
  • CMG 1953, knight bachelor 1961.

Military service

  • First World War: Major AAMC 1st AIF.

Sources

Notes

Father not named in birth record. The parents were not married.
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