Norah Schuster
Norah Henriette Schuster | |
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X-ray of Norah Schuster's hands taken by her father. | |
| Born | 14 July 1892 |
| Died | 14 March 1991 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Manchester University, Newnham College |
| Occupation | Pathologist |
| Known for | First female president of Royal College of Pathologists |
Norah Henriette Schuster FRCPath (14 July 1892 – 14 March 1991) was a British pathologist and the first woman to take the pre-clinical medical course at the University of Cambridge. She was the first woman to be appointed as a doctor at the Manchester Royal Infirmary and, in 1950, the first female president of the Association of Clinical Pathologists.
A prize is awarded in her memory by the Royal Society of Medicine's History of Medicine Society.