Person

Brown, Ida Alison (1900 - 1976)

Born
16 August 1900
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
21 October 1976
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Palaeontologist
Alternative Names
  • Browne, Ida Alison (married name)

Summary

Ida Brown lectured in palaeontology at the University of Sydney 1935-1950, continuing private field-work until 1965. In 1950 she married William Rowan Browne.

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Chronology

1922
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1922 - 1926
Career position - Demonstrator, University of Sydney
1927 - 1933
Career position - Linnean Macleay Fellow in Geology
1932
Career event - Elected Associate Member (Geology), Australian National Research Council
1932
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Sydney
1934
Career position - Demonstrator in Geology, University of Sydney
1935 - 1940
Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Palaeontology, University of Sydney
1940 - 1945
Career position - Lecturer, University of Sydney
1941 - 1950
Career position - Member of Council, Linnean Society of New South Wales
1945 - 1946
Career position - President, Linnean Society of New South Wales
1945 - 1950
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
1953 - 1954
Career position - President, Royal Society of New South Wales
1959
Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Medal

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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

Books

  • Hooker, Claire, Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science (Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 2004), 215 pp. Details

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Journal Articles

  • Browne, W.R.; Brown, Ida A., 'Scientific Societies in Australia. The Royal Society of New South Wales', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, 28 (1961), 100-109. Details
  • Hooker, Claire, 'Stratigraphy: Dr Ida Alison Browne 1900-1976', Australasian Science, 22 (5) (2001), 46. Details
  • Turner, S., 'Invincible but mostly Invisible: Australian Women's Contribution to Geology and Palaeontology', Geological Society Special Publication, 281 (2007), 165-202. Details

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See also

  • Alexander, John A. ed., Who's who in Australia 1944 (Melbourne, Victoria: The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1944), 906 pp. Details

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