Born Dublin shortly before her parents moved to London. 1929 the family moved to Kent. With difficulty (due to her gender) she managed to gain a place to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh, where she excelled. A professor of medicine, she because a world world authority on the liver. Died in London.
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Dame Sheila Sherlock
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Sheila Sherlock
Dame Sheila Sherlock, MD, FRS, 1918 - 2001, world authority on the liver, pro...
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War dead non-military, WW2
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Hunt's House at Guy's Hospital
Another, partial, view of this building here. Dates approximate.
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Order of St John of Jerusalem
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Dr. Grantly Dick-Read
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