George Henry Abbott (1867–1942) was an Australian surgeon, President of the New South Wales branch of the British Medical Association, President of the Royal Australian Historical Society and a fellow of the University of Sydney Senate.
Abbott was educated at Newington College (1881–1884)[2] and graduated in arts and medicine from the University of Sydney.
[3] Abbott practiced as a surgeon in Macquarie Street, Sydney and lectured in clinical surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital from 1911 to 1927.
For many years, Abbott served as a councillor of the New South Wales branch of the British Medical Association and then was elected president.
He was a keen numismatist and served as President of the Royal Australian Historical Society from 1934 to 1936[4] and as a Fellow of the Sydney University Senate from 1919 to 1929.