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Belisario, John (1820 - 1900) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online |
 | | BELISARIO, JOHN (1820-1900), dental surgeon, was born in Cheltenham, England, son of John Belisario, shipping merchant, and his wife Catherine, née Da Costa. |
 | | Belisario began a practice in Princes Street and in 1844 moved to Spring Street where in June 1847 he achieved renown by administering surgical anaesthesia; this first use of ether for that purpose in Australia appears to have preceded the experiments of W. |
 | | On 17 June 1900 Belisario died at his home in Cowper Street, Waverley, survived by his wife, three children of his first marriage and two of the second. |
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