J. G. L. Burnby

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Juanita "Nita" Gordon Lloyd Burnby (1923 - 3 July 2010) of Wirksworth, Derby, was a British pharmacist who was president of the British Society for the History of Pharmacy and the author of works on the history of the area once occupied by the Edmonton Hundred, and the history of medicine and pharmacy.

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Early life and family

Burnby was born Juanita Gordon Lloyd Thomas, in 1923. Her mother's maiden name was Gordon. Her birth was registered in the Darlington district. [1] She was the fourth generation of her family to work in pharmacy. [2] She married Matthew W. Burnby in Loughborough in 1959. [3]

Career

Burnby worked as a quality control analyst for John Richardson of Leicester and obtained a University of London external degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy from Leicester College of Technology. She registered as a pharmacist in 1946 and worked mainly in hospital pharmacy. She retired in 2005. [2]

History of pharmacy

Burnby developed an interest in history, architecture and archaeology as a student, which she developed while travelling between youth hostels. She joined the British Society for the History of Pharmacy early and eventually became its president. She wrote widely on the subject and edited the society's journal the Pharmaceutical Historian. She was a member of the International Academy for the History of Pharmacy. She wrote a thesis on the history of the English apothecary, for which she received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, which was published as A Study of the English Apothecary from 1660 to 1760 by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London in 1983. [2]

Death

Burnby died on 3 July 2010, aged 86. [2]

Selected publications

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References

  1. England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription. findmypast.co.uk Retrieved 23 September 2015. (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Juanita Gordon Lloyd Burnby (Death notice). The Pharmaceutical Journal, 1 July 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2015. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription. findmypast.co.uk Retrieved 23 September 2015. (subscription required)