Lindo Ferguson

Early life and education

Sir Henry Lindo Ferguson (7 April 1858 – 22 January 1948), known as Lindo Ferguson, was a New Zealand ophthalmologist, university professor and dean of the University of Otago Medical School.

Ferguson was born in London, England, on 7 April 1858. His parents were Louisa Ann Du Bois and William Ferguson. He was the first ophthalmologist to be appointed to a university position

Ferguson was active in several other professional activities. In 1896 he became president of the New Zealand Medical Association which wound up in the same year and became the New Zealand Branch of the British Medical Association. In 1920 he was president of the Branch. He was a founding member of three professional organisations: the Ophthalmological Society of Great Britain, the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Honours and awards Ferguson was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1918 King's Birthday Honours. The University of Melbourne awarded him an honorary doctorate in medicine. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of St John in 1937.