Janet Vaughan

Janet Vaughan
Vaughan in 1944
6th Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
In office
1945–1967
Preceded byHelen Darbishire
Succeeded byBarbara Craig
Personal details
Born
Janet Maria Vaughan

(1899-10-18)18 October 1899
Clifton, Bristol, England
Died9 January 1993(1993-01-09) (aged 93)
UK
EducationNorth Foreland Lodge
Alma materSomerville College, Oxford
ProfessionPhysician, physiologist, college head
AwardsDBE (1957)
FRS (1979)

Dame Janet Maria Vaughan, Mrs Gourlay DBE FRS (18 October 1899 – 9 January 1993), was a British physiologist, academic, and academic administrator. She researched haematology and radiation pathology. From 1945 to 1967, she served as Principal of Somerville College, Oxford.