G. Norman Hall

George Norman Alfred Hall (1885–1965) was a South African veterinary pathologist who for many years served in the British colonial service as a veterinary pathologist in various British African colonies. In these roles, he conducted several studies into the diagnosis and treatment of rinderpest and tuberculosis in cattle, and wrote several journal articles on various livestock diseases.

Career Hall was a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. In August 1913, he entered the British colonial service as a veterinary officer in the British East African Protectorate (now Kenya). He later moved to colonial Uganda where he served as the veterinary pathologist in charge of the veterinary laboratory in Entebbe. In 1929, Hall transferred his service to the Nigerian colonial veterinary department as the veterinary pathologist in charge of the veterinary research laboratory in Vom on the Jos Plateau.

Based on his experiences working combatting bovine epizootics in colonial Nigeria and other colonial territories, Hall published several academic papers. In 1933, he completed his dissertation on rinderpest immunization at the University of Zurich, qualifying as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM).

Later in 1933, Hall was seconded to the Gambia to develop a scheme for the British colony's campaign against rinderpest and other cattle epizootics. He was later retained in there substantively as the veterinary director for about 20 years.

Hall was married to Mary Delorus Wilkinson, but they were divorced in 1957. He was survived by his second wife, Freda Mary Hall.

Selected publications