Person in history
Victoria Braithwaite
Victoria Braithwaite, British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (born 1967)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2019 · September 30
Their story
Who they were
Victoria A. Braithwaite was an English scientist who was a Professor of Animal Behaviour and Cognition at Pennsylvania State University. She was the first person to demonstrate that fish feel pain, which impacted animal welfare research and changed guidelines for the treatment of fish in laboratories and fisheries in the UK, Europe, and Canada.
Early life
Early life and education Braithwaite was born in Bradford . [ 1 ] She was one of seven children. [ 1 ] Her mother, June Pickles, was chair of the Halifax magistrates' bench, and her father, Alan Braithwaite, was a company director. She attended Bradford Grammar School , where she was not encouraged to apply to the University of Oxford . [ 1 ] She did not take this advice, and eventually completed her undergraduate degree in zoology and doctoral degree,
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September 30 2019.
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