Person

Jackson, Lilias (1887 - 1972)

Born
1887
Died
1972
Occupation
Biochemist

Summary

Lilias Jackson was a biochemist who worked at the University of Melbourne during WW1. She received a scholarship on 1912 to study the biochemistry of fish. This was followed by University scholarship which also saw her appointed as Demonstrator in the Physiology department. Jackson published several research papers with her colleagues Arthur Rothera and William Obsorne. She resigned from the University on her marriage to Leslie Maxwell in 1919.

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Chronology

1911
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1912
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1914 - 1918
Career position - Demonstrator in physiology, University of Melbourne
1915
Career event - Elected Member, Physiological Society, United Kingdom
1919
Career event - Resigned from the University of Melbourne

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Journal Articles

  • Jackson, Lilias C., McNab, Leslie and Rothera, A. C. H., 'The electrical conductivity of milk during its concentration, with suggestions for a practical method of determining the end point in the manufacture of sweetened condensed milk', Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, 33 (2) (1914), 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5000330203. Details
  • Jackson, Lilias Charlotte and Rothera, Arthur Cecil Hamel, 'Milk: its milk sugar, conductivity and depression of freezing point', Biochemical journal, 8 (1) (1914), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0080001. Details

See also

  • Flesch, Juliet, ''A Biochemist of the Best Type': The Contribution of Arthur Cecil Hamel Rothera to Biochemistry in Australia', Historical Records of Australian Science, 23 (2) (2012), 120-31, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR12015. Details

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