Australian surgeon
William Anstey Giles (29 June 1860 – 7 May 1944), generally known as Anstey Giles, was a surgeon and medical administrator in Adelaide, South Australia.
Early life and education.
Giles was born in Adelaide on 29 June 1860, the eldest son of Thomas Giles (1820–1899) and Mary Giles, née O'Halloran (c. 1839 – 1 October 1915). He was a grandson of William Giles (1791–1862) second manager of the South Australian Company. Mary was a daughter of Captain William Littlejohn O'Halloran (c. 1805 – 15 July 1885), Auditor-General of South Australia.
Giles was educated at Clifton College in Bristol and studied Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1882.
He then spent two years in Vienna, studying diseases of the ear, nose and throat under Dr. Ádám Politzer amongst others, returning to Adelaide in 1885. His MB degree was accepted "ad eundem gradum" by the University of Adelaide in 1886.
Career.
Giles entered into private practice with Dr. William Gardner, a partnership that was to last many years. Both doctors sent patients to and were associated with the Private Hospital, Wakefield Street, the first training hospital for nurses in the state.
He was appointed lecturer in otology by the University of Adelaide in 1886, resigning in 1905.
During his public career he served as:
Giles retired from most professional obligations shortly after The Great War.
Family.
Giles married Rita Jones ( – 9 September 1907) of "Brocklesby", Melbourne, on 1 July 1891. Their only child died a few days after birth in 1892. They had a home on Barnard Street, North Adelaide.
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