Norman Fisher (educationalist) explained

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Birth Date:	9 July 1910
Death Date:	1 February 1972 (aged 61)
Norman Fisher
Occupation:	educationalist

Norman George Fisher (9 July 1910 – 1 February 1972) was a British educationalist who was at various times Chief Education Officer for the English city of Manchester, head of the staff college of the National Coal Board, and chairman of the panel on the BBC Television question-and-answer show, The Brains Trust.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 10 August 1959.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Brains Trust (act. 1941–1961). Tomes. Jason. 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/57624. 27 July 2014.
2. 18 Mar 1965. New Knowledge (advertisement). New Scientist. 25. 435.
3. Web site: A History of the Brain, The Brain's Trust - Dr W. Grey Walter. BBC Online. 27 July 2014.
4. Web site: Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Norman Fisher . . BBC . 27 July 2014.