Fred hollows short biography

New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist

For the Sydney Harbour ferry of the same name, see Emerald-class ferry.

Frederick Cossom HollowsAC (9 April 1929 – 10 February 1993) was a New Zealand–Australianophthalmologist who became known for his work in restoring eyesight for people in Australia and many other countries through initiatives such as The Fred Hollows Foundation.

Early life

Fred Cossom Hollows was the fourth son (the others being Colin, John and Maurice) born at in Dunedin, New Zealand, to "working class father"- "small-time horticulturalist", formerly a railway fireman, later driver- Joseph Hollows, whose father was of Lancashire origin, and Clarice, daughter of ship's cook Frederick Cossom Marshall, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.^[2] The family lived in Dunedin for the first seven years of his life.^[3] He had one year of informal primary schooling at North East Valley Primary School and began attending Palmerston North Boys' High Scho