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Sir John Ramsay CBE FRACS -LRB- 26 December 1872 -- 6 February 1944 -RRB- was an Australian surgeon , known for his association with the Launceston General Hospital .. CBE. Commander of the Order of the British Empire. FRACS. Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. surgeon. surgeon. Launceston General Hospital. Launceston General Hospital. John Ramsay. John Ramsay ( businessman ). Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. Born in Glasgow , Scotland , the fourth son of the businessman John Ramsay and his wife , Margaret Thomson , he was the brother of the manufacturer , William Ramsay and the artist , Hugh Ramsay .. businessman. businessman. John Ramsay. John Ramsay ( businessman ). William Ramsay. William Ramsay ( manufacturer ). Hugh Ramsay. Hugh Ramsay. Ramsay and his family migrated to Melbourne in 1878 .. Melbourne. Melbourne. In Melbourne , Ramsay attended State School No. 2855 at Prahran and Wesley College .. Melbourne. Melbourne. Prahran. Prahran, Victoria. Wesley College. Wesley College, Melbourne. He graduated as a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery -LRB- M.B. , B.S. -RRB- from the University of Melbourne with the Beaney Prize in pathology , in 1893 .. Melbourne. Melbourne. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Beaney Prize. Beaney Prize. pathology. pathology. After a year 's residency at the Royal Melbourne Hospital -LRB- 1894 -RRB- , Ramsay spent the next year abroad in Auckland as a resident -LRB- 1895 -RRB- , before being appointed house surgeon at the Launceston General Hospital .. surgeon. surgeon. Launceston General Hospital. Launceston General Hospital. Melbourne. Melbourne. residency. Resident ( medicine ). Royal Melbourne Hospital. Royal Melbourne Hospital. Auckland. Auckland, New Zealand. house surgeon. Senior house officer. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. In 1896 , Ramsay and Dr. Francis John Drake participated in the first demonstration of X-rays by Frank Styant Browne at Launceston General Hospital .. Launceston General Hospital. Launceston General Hospital. Francis John Drake. Francis John Drake. X-rays. X-rays. Frank Styant Browne. Frank Styant Browne. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. In 1898 , he became the surgeon-superintendent of the hospital .. surgeon. surgeon. surgeon-superintendent. surgeon-superintendent. Ramsay was also a keen cricketer , and whilst resident in Launceston played a single match for Tasmania .. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. Tasmania. Tasmania cricket team. In the match , against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 1898 , he recorded a pair , failing to score in either innings .. Melbourne. Melbourne. Victoria. Victoria cricket team. Melbourne Cricket Ground. Melbourne Cricket Ground. pair. Pairs in Test and first-class cricket. Graduating with a Master of Surgery degree from the University of Melbourne in 1902 , Ramsay published 24 papers , including a discussion of his treatment of hydatid disease as well as lecturing in Australia and overseas .. Australia. Australia. Melbourne. Melbourne. hydatid disease. hydatid disease. In 1906 , Ramsay performed a successful resuscitation of the heart by massage , opening the thorax of a patient who had clinically died during operation ; becoming the first surgeon in Australasia to perform a successful resuscitation .. surgeon. surgeon. resuscitation of the heart by massage. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. clinically died. clinical death. Designing and building St. Margaret 's Hospital in Launceston , Ramsay entered private practice in 1912 upon the hospital 's foundation .. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. However , he retained his connection with the Launceston General Hospital , serving as an honorary consulting surgeon for the hospital .. surgeon. surgeon. Launceston General Hospital. Launceston General Hospital. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. consulting surgeon. Consultant. Interested in the works of Wilhelm Rontgen in regards to the potential of deep x-ray therapy , Ramsay had permanent scarring on his hands and face as a result of experiments with x-ray .. Wilhelm Rontgen. Wilhelm Rontgen. x-ray therapy. x-ray therapy. x-ray. x-ray. In 1919 , he visited Germany to purchase x-ray equipment from Siemens .. x-ray. x-ray. Germany. Germany. Siemens. Siemens. During World War I , Ramsay served , with the rank of major , as a surgeon in the Hornsey Military Hospital in Launceston , later the 12th Australian General Hospital .. surgeon. surgeon. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. World War I. World War I. major. major. Hornsey Military Hospital. Hornsey Military Hospital. For his military services , Ramsay was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1924 .. Commander of the Order of the British Empire. CBE. The following year in 1925 , Ramsay became president of the Tasmanian branch of the British Medical Association .. British Medical Association. British Medical Association. In 1927 , Ramsay became a foundation fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons .. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Joining the board of directors of the Launceston General Hospital in 1929 , Ramsay became chairman in 1933 until his death in 1944 .. Launceston General Hospital. Launceston General Hospital. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. board of directors. board of directors. chairman. chairman. Associated with the Medical Council of Tasmania and the Red Cross , Ramsay was also a director of his brother 's company , Kiwi Polish .. Tasmania. Tasmania cricket team. Medical Council of Tasmania. Medical Council of Tasmania. Red Cross. Red Cross. Kiwi Polish. Kiwi ( shoe polish ). For his services to surgery , Ramsay was knighted in 1939 in the New Year Honours ; he became the first Launcestonian and the first medical practitioner in Tasmania to be knighted .. Tasmania. Tasmania cricket team. New Year Honours. New Year Honours. medical practitioner. medical practitioner. He died in Launceston on 6 February 1944 , and was cremated .. Launceston. Launceston, Tasmania. The `` Sir John Ramsay Memorial Library '' at the General Hospital was dedicated in his memory .. John Ramsay. John Ramsay ( businessman )