Edith Bülbring
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Edith Bülbring was Professor of Pharmacology
, Oxford University, 1967–71, later Emeritus
Professor.
She was educated at the universities of Bonn
, Munich and Freiburg, and became a hospital doctor. When her Jewish colleagues were dismissed by the Nazis, she was initially overlooked, because she was only partly Jewish, but eventually she was dismissed too and managed to flee to England
.
She worked at the Pharmacological Laboratory of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, University of London, 1933–38, then in the Pharmacology Department, University of Oxford, 1938–71.
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1958.
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
, Oxford University, 1967–71, later Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
Professor.
She was educated at the universities of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
, Munich and Freiburg, and became a hospital doctor. When her Jewish colleagues were dismissed by the Nazis, she was initially overlooked, because she was only partly Jewish, but eventually she was dismissed too and managed to flee to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
She worked at the Pharmacological Laboratory of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, University of London, 1933–38, then in the Pharmacology Department, University of Oxford, 1938–71.
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1958.