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Biographical entry 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.
Details
Events
- 1922
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1922 - 1926
- Career position - Demonstrator at the University of Sydney
- 1927 - 1933
- Career position - Macleay Fellow in Geology
- 1932
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Sydney
- 1934
- Career position - Demonstrator in Geology at the University of Sydney
- 1935 - 1940
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Palaeontology at the University of Sydney
- 1940 - 1945
- Career position - Lecturer at the University of Sydney
- 1941 - 1950
- Career position - Member of Council of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
- 1945 - 1946
- Career position - President of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
- 1945 - 1950
- Career position - Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney
- 1953 - 1954
- Career position - President of the Royal Society of New South Wales
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Vallance, T. G., 'Browne, Ida Alison (1900-1976)', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 13, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1993, pp. 280-282. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130741b.htm. Details
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, vol. 28, 1961, pp. 100-109. Details
- Hooker, Claire, 'Stratigraphy: Dr Ida Alison Browne 1900-1976', Australasian Science, vol. 22, no. 5, 2001, p. 46. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Brown Ida Alison', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476447. Details
See also
- Alexander, John A. (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 1944, vol. 12, The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, Melbourne, 1944, 906 pp. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 24 September 2009