Errol Solomon Meyers

Errol Solomon Meyers (1890 to 1956) was an Australian surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery who became one of the founding figures of the University of Queensland School of Medicine in Brisbane. Born in South Brisbane on 9 August 1890, he trained at the University of Sydney, graduated in medicine in 1914 and worked at Sydney Hospital as a house physician, resident pathologist and resident radiographer before returning to Brisbane. In the First World War he served in the Australian Imperial Force as a regimental medical officer on the Western Front, was wounded by mustard gas in 1918 and rose to the rank of Major. After the war he built a distinguished civilian career as a surgeon, worked for many years toward a medical school in Queensland, and saw the Faculty of Medicine open in 1936. He was elected its Dean in 1942 and held the post for twelve years. He died in Brisbane on 11 February 1956, and a memorial lecture in his name has run since 1957.