Muriel Barron

Sister Mary Gabriel MBE (born 21 June 1904 — died 29 February 1988), whose birth name was Muriel Marie Barron, was a New Zealand nun and pharmacist.

Born in Waihi in 1904 to George and Margaret Barron, she was educated at local schools in Waihi. She later apprenticed in pharmacy with her father. She was named a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) in 1925.

Religious life

She joined the Sisters of Mercy in 1929 in Auckland. She took her religious vows three years later, taking the name Sister Mary Gabriel.

Career

She taught music at Otahuhu Convent from 1933 to 1937. She founded the pharmacy at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in 1937 and served as its primary pharmacist from 1937 to 1975, when she retired.

Death

She died on Leap Year's Day 1988, aged 83.

Affiliations/Honours

• Foundation Member, New Zealand Hospital Pharmacists's Association
• Member, Auckland Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society
• First woman Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society in New Zealand
• In 1975 she was awarded the MBE 1975 for her "services to pharmacy".

External links

• en.wBiodata at the Wayback Machine (archived March 4, 2001)
• PIPL directory for name Muriel Barron