Person
Howchin, Stella (1879 - )
- Born
- 31 December 1879
Torbridge, United Kingdom - Occupation
- Teacher
- Alternative Names
- Parkinson, Stella (married name)
Summary
Stella Howchin graduated in science from the University of Adelaide, and was appointed a science teacher at the Unley Park School, Adelaide in 1898. While there, she published Notes on physiology; for use in the Unley Park school (1900) for her students. Following a breakdown in her health she left Adelaide in 1903. After spending some years in Europe (mainly Romania and Austria), she settled in British Columbia, Canada, with her husband, Walter Parkinson, who was an engineer. She visited Adelaide in 1913, and lived in Austria in the mid 1930s where she coached university students. No information has been found about her death.
Details
Chronology
- 1885
- Education - Passed Pupil Teachers' Examination, Sturt St, Adelaide
- 1889
- Award - Awarded Sir Thomas Elder Prize for Physiology (shared), University of Adelaide
- 1893
- Education - BSc, University of Adelaide
- 1898 - 1903
- Career position - Science teacher, Unley Park School, Adelaide
- 1900
- Publication - Notes on physiology; for use in the Unley Park school
- 1903
- Life event - Left Adelaide
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Published resources
Books
- Howchin, Stella, Notes on physiology; for use in the Unley Park school (Adelaide: Sands and McDougall, 1900), 68 pp. Details
Sara Maroske
Created: 14 July 2026