Audrey Cahn
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Audrey Josephine Cahn (17 October 1905 – 1 April 2008) was an Australian microbiologist and nutritionist.[1]
Born17 October 1905
Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Died1 April 2008
Hughes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
AlmamaterUniversity of Melbourne
PartnerLeslie Cahn (m. 1930)
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| Born | 17 October 1905 Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 1 April 2008 Hughes, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Partner | Leslie Cahn (m. 1930) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Fields | Microbiologist, dietetics, nutrition |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital, Australian Army Medical Corps |
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The daughter of Prof. William Alexander Osborne, professor of physiology, biochemistry and histology, and Ethel Elizabeth Goodson, a medical practitioner and industrial hygienist, she was born Audrey Josephine Osborne at the University of Melbourne, where she also grew up.[2][3] In 1928, she became the first woman to complete a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University of Melbourne,[3] and, later received a diploma in dietetics from the university.[4] She first worked as a microbiologist and food analyst for Kraft.[3]
