Dame Mary Ranken Lyle Herring, DBE, CStJ (31 March 1895 - 26 October 1981) was an Australian physician and community worker. She was born the eldest of four children of Sir Thomas Ranken Lyle, a mathematical physicist, and his wife, the former Frances Isobel Clare Millear. Mary attended Toorak College between 1906 and 1912, and she excelled both academically and at sport. In 1913 she entered the University of Melbourne as a medical student. Wikipedia
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