User:AdaWoolf/Hilda Bull
Hilda Wager Bull | |
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| Born | 2 July 1886 |
| Died | 30 June 1953 (aged 66) |
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Hilda Wager Bull (2 July 1886 – 30 June 1953), known in later life as Hilda Esson and then Hilda Dale, was an Australian medical doctor, actor, and director who lived in Melbourne, Victoria. She was one of the few Australian women doctors to serve in World War I. She was a founding member of the Pioneer Players, along with Nettie Palmer, Vance Palmer, and Bull's first husband Louis Esson. During her 23 years as medical officer for the Melbourne City council, she contributed to reducing the Diphtheria cases from 14 per year, to zero. She is also received international notability for her research into Poliomyelitis.
Early life
[edit]She married Louis Esson on 15 December 1913 by Rev. Charles Strong of the Australian Church.[1]
Schooling
[edit]Occupation
[edit]Medical career
[edit]World War I
[edit]Melbourne City Council
[edit]Theatre
[edit]Bull acted as part of the Pioneer Players throughout her marriage to Esson. In her later life she became involved with the radical theatre company
Later life
[edit]Death
[edit]Bull died on 30 June 1953 in Hampton, Victoria aged 66 years.[2][3]
Bibliography
[edit]Books
[edit]Contributions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mr Louis Esson Married". The Herald. No. 11, 894. Victoria, Australia. 18 December 1913. p. 16. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Death of Dr Hilda Bull". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XVIII, no. 85. New South Wales, Australia. 30 June 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dr. Hilda Bull is dead". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 33, 329. Victoria, Australia. 30 June 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- [Link to SLV Papers of Person, Dates [manuscript].] at State Library of Victoria.