Heritage heroes
The history of The University of Manchester is rich with stories of people who have changed the world. Some have made groundbreaking discoveries, while others have achieved greatness outside of the academic sphere, changing how the world thinks about education, equality and much more.
In this series of videos, our staff and students tell some of these stories. In each, they explain why one of these pioneers is their personal heritage hero.
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Samuel Alexander
Philosopher
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Catherine Chisholm
First female graduate of medicine from The University of Manchester
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Kathleen Drew
Psychologist
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Thomas Huxley
Biologist and science educationist
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Arthur Lewis
Economist, Nobel Prize winner and Britain’s first black professor
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John Owens
Founder of Owens College, one of the University's predecessors
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Christabel Pankhurst
Suffragette
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Henry Roscoe
Chemist and university administrator
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Ernest Rutherford
Nobel Prize winner who first split the atom
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Alan Turing
Mathematician, computer scientist and codebreaker
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