Person
Ross, Euphemia Welch (1889 - 1971)
- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 12 May 1971
Australia - Occupation
- Astronomer
- Alternative Names
- Murchie, Euphemia Welch (maiden name)
Summary
Euphemia Ross studied of geology and physics. The wife of physicist Alexander Ross, she lectured for him in his absence and assisted his talks in country towns. She was a pioneer of the kindergarten movement in Western Australia.
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Resources
- 'Ross, Euphemia Welch (1889-1971)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463823. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Ross, Mrs A.D.', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P002238p.htm. Details
See also
- Hutchison, D. E., 'Ross, Alexander David (1883-1966), Physicist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 11: 1891 - 1939 Nes-Smi, Geoffrey Serle, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1988), pp. 454-455. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110461b.htm. Details
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Created: 29 June 1995, Last modified: 5 March 2018