Biographical entry Le Fèvre, Catherine Gunn (1909 - 1998)

Summary

Catherine Gunn (Cathie) Le Fèvre collaborated with her husband, Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre, on methods for measuring the orientation and polarisability of molecules. She encouraged women in science through her work for special programs, travelling scholarships and lectures.

Details

Educated University College, London (DSc 1952). Teacher and microbiologist, collaborator with her husband, Raymond James Wood Le Fèvre (q.v.). The first woman elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences, she was in the thick of debates on drug dependence and law enforcement. Correspondent for "The Lancet" for many years.

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Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Le Fèvre Catherine Gunn', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476503. Details

See also

• Aroney, M. J.; Bukingham, A. D., 'Raymond James Wood Le Fevre 1905-1986', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 3, 1988, pp. 273-297. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9880730273.htm. Details