claim: The Catcher in the Rye is a novel.
evidence: Henry Douglas Stephens -LRB- 26 June 1877 -- 17 June 1952 -RRB- was an Australian paediatric surgeon .. He was born in Williamstown , Melbourne to John Charles Stephens , a newspaper owner , and his wife Kate .. Williamstown. Williamstown, Victoria. Melbourne. Melbourne. He was dux of Camberwell Grammar School and graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1900 .. Melbourne. Melbourne. Camberwell Grammar School. Camberwell Grammar School. University of Melbourne. University of Melbourne. On 6 September 1911 he married Eileen Cole .. He served at the Royal Children 's Hospital for forty-five years and the Henry Douglas Stephens Memorial Operating Theatre was named in his honour .. He was also a consultant paediatrician at the Women 's Hospital , Melbourne , from 1931 -- 45 .. Melbourne. Melbourne. He co-founded the Melbourne Paediatric Society .. Melbourne. Melbourne. From 1935 to 1940 he was Dean of the Clinical School at the Royal Children 's Hospital , and he was a councillor of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing and the Victorian Society for Crippled Children .. He had three daughters and a son , Frank Douglas Stephens .. Frank Douglas Stephens. Frank Douglas Stephens