Biographical entry Best, Effie Wyllie (1905 - )

Summary

Effie Wyllie Best worked in the Zoology Department at the University of Adelaide for at least six years and then went on to teach at the Adelaide Kindergarten Training College and at Girton College. In 1990, Best was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Details

Events

1926

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide

1926 - 1927

Career position - Demonstrator (junior) in Zoology at the University of Adelaide

1927

Career position - Demonstrator in Histology at the University of Adelaide

1927 - 1930

Career position - Assistant Demonstrator in Zoology at the University of Adelaide

1929 - 1931

Career position - Biological Artist for Professor T. H. Johnston

1930

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Adelaide

1943 - 1944

Career position - Research Assistant and Demonstrator in Zoology at the University of Adelaide

c. 1950 - c. 1960

Career position - Biology Teacher and Senior Mistress at Girton College in South Australia

1957 - 1958

Career position - Lecturer at Adelaide Kindergarten Training School (part-time)

1990

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Archival resources

University of Adelaide Archives

• University of Adelaide Records for Effie Wyllie Best, UAA S467 & UAA S1117; University of Adelaide Archives. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Best, Effie Wyllie', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474980. Details