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Paul, Charles Norman (1883 - 1959)

Physician and Dermatologist

Born: 26 March 1883 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 25 May 1959.

(Sir) Charles Norman Paul was a dermatologist at Sydney Hospital from 1914-1945. He was also President of the board of directors at the Hospital (1938-59) and his fellow directors established an annual visiting professorship in his name to honour his twentieth year as president. Paul wrote "The Influence of Sunlight in the Production of Cancer of the Skin" in 1918 and "Cutaneous Neoplasms" in 1933; these books warned against 'reckless exposure to sunlight'. Paul initially spent some years in his father's ship-chandler business before starting his medical studies. After graduating he worked for a few months at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital then spent most of 1911-12 studying dermatology and medicine in Vienna and London. He was a prime mover and founding secretary of the New South Wales branch of the British Association of Dermatology.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1910 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master of Surgery (ChM) completed at the University of Sydney
1911 - 1912 Studied in Vienna and London
1913 - 1914 Private general practice in Sydney
1914 - 1945 Assistant Dermatologist at Sydney Hospital
1916 - 1922 Dermatologist(?) at Renwick Hospital for Infants
1917 - 1921 Dermatologist(?) at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney
1917 - 1932 First Dermatologist and Head of Dermatology at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children in Sydney
1927 Founding Secretary of the British Association of Dermatology, New South Wales branch
1930s President of the British Association of Dermatology, New South Wales branch
1938 Foundation Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
1938 Knighted
1938 - 1959 President of the Board of Directors of the Sydney Hospital

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 5 December 2006

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