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Name	Audrey Josephine Cahn
Alternative Names	Audrey Josephine Osborne
Born	17 October, 1905 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 April, 2008 (aged 102) Hughes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Laver, William Graeme (son-in-law)
Education *	Melbourne Girls Grammar (student, 1918-1922) University of Melbourne (student, 1926-1928)
Occupation or Descriptor *	dietitian (1934-1968) Victoria, Australia army officer (1941-1945) Federal, Australia academic (1947-1968) Victoria, Australia
Legacies *	Audrey Cahn Street (ACT)
Key Organisations *	Dietetics Association (Vic) (founding member, 1936) Potter's Cottage (member, 1947-1980)
Workplaces *	Dept of Mental Hygiene (Vic) (dietitian) Heidelberg Military Hospital (Melbourne) (dietitian) Royal Perth Hospital (dietitian) St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) (chief dietitian, 1936) University of Melbourne (biochemistry) (academic, 1947-1968)

* Dates are approximate

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