Sir Norman Gregg | |
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![]() Gregg in 1912. | |
Born | |
Died | 27 July 1966 | (aged 74)
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Known for | Discovery of congenital rubella syndrome |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Ophthalmology |
Sir Norman McAlister Gregg, MC, FRACS (7 March 1892 – 27 July 1966) was an Australian ophthalmologist, who discovered that rubella suffered by a pregnant woman could cause birth defects in her child (congenital rubella syndrome).[1]