Alexander Wilhelm Büttner (1837–1914)
Dr. Alexander Buttner died yesterday, at his residence, 439 Victoria-parade, East Melbourne, in his 77th year, after three months' illness. Dr. Buttner was born on his parents' estate at Porta, near Minden, Germany; and was educated at Bremerhaven. He studied medicine at Berlin and various other places, and commenced medical practice in Melbourne in 1878. He leaves a widow and grown up family of four sons and two daughters.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- 'A Quarter of a Century's Medical Practice', Punch (Melbourne, VIC), 14 May 1903, p 25
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Büttner, Dora Henny (daughter)
- Bullmore, Elfrida Henriette (daughter)
- Croker, Rohtraut Henriette (daughter)
- Büttner, Alexander Bismarck (son)
- Büttner, Roderick Wolrad (son)
- Büttner, Frederich Adalber (son)
- Bullmore, Herbert Henry (son-in-law)
- Henty, Joan (granddaughter)
- Packer, Gretel Joyce (granddaughter)
- Campbell, Peggy (granddaughter)
- Hordern, Ursula Mary (granddaughter)
- Bullmore, Herbert James (grandson)
- Mueller, Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von (friend)
Citation details
'Büttner, Alexander Wilhelm (1837–1914)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/buttner-alexander-wilhelm-27326/text34800, accessed 21 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
4 October,
1837
Porta,
Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany
Death
13 November,
1914
(aged 77)
East Melbourne, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cultural Heritage
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