Background
Van Pelt grew up as an only child of a wealthy family.
Van Pelt grew up as an only child of a wealthy family.
He graduated from Sydney Medical School and became commander of the Royal Australian Navy.
Van Pelt was appointed to the staff of the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne at the end of 1933. He later founded the British Journal of Medical In 1952 he was commissioned by the British Minister of Health, the Home Office and the National Association of Mental Health to assist in the adoption of the Hypnotism Bill.