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Mary Pickford (physiologist)
Lillian Mary Pickford | |
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| Born | 14 August 1902 Jabalpur, India |
| Died | 14 August 2002 (aged 100) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Neuroendocrinology |
Lillian Mary Pickford FRS FRSE (14 August 1902 – 14 August 2002) was a pioneering British neuroendocrinologist.[1][2][3] She was the first woman to be elected to the Pharmacological Society and the first woman appointed to a medical professorship at the University of Edinburgh.[1][4]
- ^ a b Morrison, John (27 August 2002). "Mary Pickford. Pioneer of endocrinology". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Silver, Ann (2004). "Pickford, (Lillian) Mary (1902–2002)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/77182. Retrieved 22 October 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "PICKFORD, Prof. (Lillian) Mary". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Professor Mary Pickford". The Telegraph. 23 August 2002.
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