Background
Albertine Winner was born in London on 4 March 1907 to Isidore Winner and Annie Stonex.
Albertine Winner was born in London on 4 March 1907 to Isidore Winner and Annie Stonex.
During World World War II, she enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps. In later life, she worked with Cicely Saunders in forming the first modern hospice at Street Christopher"s Hospice in Sydenham, London. Her early education was at the Francis Holland School, an independent girls" school at Clarence Gate in London.
During her time there she was elected as head girl. degree in Physiology from University College London.
She then studied medicine at the University College Hospital Medical School. In 1940, during World World War II, she joined the Royal Army Medical Corps where she was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
She was also appointed as the Linacre Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a position she held from 1967-1978. While serving in the position, played a key role in developing postgraduate medical training posts for the Joint Committee for Higher Medical Training.
After retiring from the medical profession in 1967, Cicely Saunders asked for her financial assistance in establishing the first modern hospice.
She supervised its construction and served as its deputy medical director when it opened in 1967. She died on 13 May 1988 in London.