| Authorised form of name | Ashton; Norman Henry (1913 - 2000) |
| Dates | 1913 - 2000 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | West Kensington, London, England |
| Date of birth | 11/09/1913 |
| Date of death | 04/01/2000 |
| Occupation | Pathologist |
| Research field | Eye pathology |
| Ophthalmology |
| Activity | Education:
King's College London; Westminster Hospital Medical School
Career:
Assistant Pathologist, Princess Beatrice Hospital (1939-1941); Director of Pathology, Kent and Canterbury Hospital and Blood Transfusion Officer of East Kent (1941-1945); Pathologist, Gordon Hospital (1947-1948); Director, Department of Pathology, Institute of Ophthalmology, London University (1948-1978); Consultant Pathologist, Moorfields Eye Hospital (1948-1978); Reader in Pathology, London University (1953-1957); Professor of Pathology (Emeritus) (1957-1978); Chairman, Fight for Sight (1980-1981)
Honours:
CBE 1976
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/03/1971 |
| Age at election | 57 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Buchanan Medal 1996 |
| Source | Sources:
Death date from The Times, 08 January 2000; career details from obituary in The Independent, 13 January 2000
Notes:
Master of the Society of Apothecaries
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2005 vol 51 pp 1-13, plate, by Philip J Luthert and Cynthia Medford Langley |
| Code | NA4582 |
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