Archie Norman
Paediatrician; Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust
About Archie Norman
Lived 1912 – 2016 (aged 104). Archie Norman was a British paediatrician.
Archibald Norman, MBE, FRCP (19 July 1912 – 20 December 2016) was a British paediatrician, described in an obituary as "a pioneer in the treatment of respiratory diseases in children".
Archie Norman was born in Oban, Scotland, the son of Mary (née MacCallum), a nurse, and George Norman, a radiologist. he was educated at Charterhouse School, then studied medicine at Cambridge University. during which time he was a prisoner of war and led 150 troops to freedom after their liberation by Russian forces, for which he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1945.
He died on 20 December 2016, aged 104.
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Who was Archie Norman?
paediatrician; Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust
When was Archie Norman born?
Archie Norman was born on 19 July 1912 in Oban.
When did Archie Norman die?
Archie Norman died on 20 December 2016.
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Archie Norman was a paediatrician.
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Archie Norman was British.
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