Charles Norman Paul was born at Camperdown, Sydney the fifth son of John and Helen Paul. The six boys in the family all became professional men, two being medical practitioners. Norman went to Sydney Grammar School and, on leaving, joined his father's firm of ship chandlers but later decided to do medicine. He entered the faculty of medicine at the University of Sydney and graduated in 1910. After a brief residency at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital he went abroad to study dermatology in 1911 and 1912. During this period he worked in Vienna at the Allgemeines Krankenhaus, obtained a diploma from the University of Vienna and then went to London, where he worked with Adamson at St Bartholomew's and with Whitfield and Sequeira at the London. On his return to Sydney in 1913 he commenced practice as a dermatologist, beginning a career as a consultant that lasted forty-six years. In 1914 he was appointed assistant dermatologist at Sydney Hospital. He became an honorary dermatologist in 1928 and honorary consultant dermatologist when he reached retiring age in 1943. He was also honorary dermatologist on the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, the Renwick Hospital for Infants and Royal North Shore Hospital. In 1938 he was knighted and became known as Sir Norman Paul. The same year saw him become a foundation Fellow of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a member of the board of directors of Sydney Hospital. He was immediately elected president of the board and remained so till his death. He was a life governor of Sydney Hospital and of the Benevolent Society of New South Wales. From 1941 to 1944 he was vice-chairman of the Hospitals Commission of New South Wales. He was responsible for the establishment of the dermatology ward at Sydney Hospital. He was one of the founders of the New South Wales branch of the British Association of Dermatology, became its president and was honoured by being made an honorary member of the parent body. He was also a foundation member of the Dermatological Association of Australia (within the BMA) but later resigned from this body. Sir Norman Paul wrote extensively on dermatological subjects. Two books received world-wide recognition. The monograph The Influence of Sunlight in the Production of Cancer of the Skin, published in 1918 pointed out that `melanin, the pigment of the skin, stands as a sentinel guarding the underlying tissues from the baneful effects of sunlight', and drew attention to the collagen degeneration which characterised the skin of subjects of chronic solar dermatitis and rodent carcinoma. This book filled a gap in the medical literature of the English language, in which this subject had previously been passed over in a cursory manner. It was based on his extensive experience in the radium department of Sydney Hospital. In 1933 he published Cutaneous Neoplasms, which received world-wide recognition. In 1914 he married Louie Morell of Orange. There were no children of this happy marriage, but his nephew John Rae became a dermatologist and worked with him for many years as well as following in his footsteps at Sydney Hospital. As president of Sydney Hospital he devoted his time and energy to its advancement as a public hospital and a teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. He felt it should not be moved but, if political pressures forced this, it should remain at least as a casualty clearing³ station in the city. His is a monumental record of public service and professional attainment.