H. H. Pearson
| H. H. Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 May 1913 Mosman, New South Wales |
| Died | 1980 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Newington College University of Sydney |
| Occupation |
Surgeon Urologist |
| Parent(s) | Margaret and the Rev. George Ingram Pearson |
Herbert Hilary Ingram "Hugh" Pearson MBE (5 March 1913 – 1980) was an Australian surgeon and urologist. He was instrumental in the foundation of the Australian Kidney Foundation (now Kidney Health Australia) and was an early proponent of kidney transplants in Sydney. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Pearson served as President of the Urological Society of Australasia 1962–63.
Hugh Pearson was born at Mosman, New South Wales, the son of Margaret and the Rev. George Ingram Pearson a Methodist minister. His younger brother was Major General Cedric Maudsley Ingram "Sandy" Pearson. Pearson attended Newington College (1926–1931) and went up to the University of Sydney in 1932, graduating as a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with first-class honours in 1938.
During World War II, Pearson attained the rank of major in the Royal Army Medical Corps, a specialist unit within the British Army. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Military Division for front line duty in North West Europe (1944–45). The award was announced in The London Gazette on 24 January 1946.
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