About Hilda Estelle Kincaid
Lived 1886 – 1967 (aged 80). Hilda Estelle Kincaid was a general practitioner and teacher.
Hilda Estelle Kincaid (15 December 1886 – 31 March 1967) was an Australian medical practitioner and served as child welfare officer with the Melbourne City Council from 1927 to 1952.
Early life and education Kincaid was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 15 December 1886. She completed her secondary schooling at Methodist Ladies' College in Kew as dux in 1902. Three years later she enrolled at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1908 with a B.Sc., and in 1910 an M.Sc. She was awarded a Government scholarship. Her thesis, "Biochemical significance of phosphorus," won for her a D.Sc. in 1912.
Kincaid returned to Melbourne in 1927 as medical officer responsible for children's welfare at Melbourne City Council.
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(1886-1967) medical practitioner
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Hilda Estelle Kincaid was born on 15 December 1886 in Fitzroy, Victoria.
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Hilda Estelle Kincaid died on 31 March 1967 in East Malvern.
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Hilda Estelle Kincaid was a general practitioner and teacher.
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