Person
Marshall, Ann (1909 - 2001)
- Born
- 27 December 1909
Korumburra, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 7 March 2001
Eltham, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Geographer
- Alternative Names
- Nichols, Ann (maiden name)
Summary
Ann Marshall lectured in geography at the University of Adelaide for over thirty years and was instrumental in raising the academic standing of geography within the University. She worked closely with her colleague T. Griffith Taylor both in Canada (as a postgraduate) and at the University. One of her main interests was in city roads: she was heavily involved in successful campaigns against inner-city freeways in Adelaide.
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Chronology
- 1929
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1930
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) in Geology, University of Melbourne
- 1938
- Education - Master of Arts (MA), Berkeley, USA
- 1940 - 1958
- Career position - Lecturer )part-time), Department of Geography, University of Adelaide
- 1950
- Career position - Took leave with the aid of a Carnegie grant and studied geography in several universities in the USA
- 1958 - 1974
- Career position - Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Adelaide
- 1974
- Life event - Retired
- 1989
- Award - Inaugural Griffith Taylor Medal, Institute of Australian Gepgraphers
- 1999
- Award - Centenary Silver Medal, Royal Geographical Society of South Australia
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Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
- Biographical cuttings on Ann Marshall, noted in Australian Geographical Studies, vol.27, no.2, Oct. 1989, pp.247-250, Cuttings Files BIOG; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
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
Journal Articles
- Ayle, Fay, 'Obituary: Ann Marshall (1909 - 2001)', Geographical research, 39 (3) (2001), 365-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8470.00152. Details
- Smailes, Peter J., 'Ann Marshall 1909 - 2001', South Australian geographical journal, 100 (2001), 75-8. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Gale, Fay, 'Obituary: Ann Marshall, Pioneer woman geographer', The Age (2001). Details
Resources
- 'Marshall, Ann (19091227-20010307)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-634735. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 24 November 2003, Last modified: 4 November 2024