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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000610b.htm person McLennan Ethel Irene AACR2 15 March 1891 12 June 1983 Place of Birth Williamstown, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Botanist Plant pathologist Ethel McLennan was Associate Professor of Botany at the University of Melbourne from 1931 to 1955, after having joined the staff in 1915. She specialized in mycology and plant pathology, being widely recognised and one of Australia's leaders in these fields. In 1927 she was awarded the Syme Prize. McLennan was Acting Professor of the School of Botany in the interregnum between two professors. During WWII she was responsible for the maintenance and development of Penicillium and other fungal cultures as a possible Australian source of antibiotics. In retirement McLennan was part-time keeper of the Department's herbarium. 1914 1914 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1915 1923 Career position - Demonstrator and Lecturer in Botany, University of Melbourne 1921 1921 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1923 1931 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Botany, University of Melbourne 1926 1926 Career position - Scandinavian fellowship, International Federation of University Women 1927 1927 Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne 1929 1929 Career position - Chairwoman of the Australian Pan-Pacific Women's Committee 1931 1955 Career position - Associate Professor of Botany, University of Melbourne 1934 1934 Career position - President, Australian Federation of University Women 1937 1938 Career position - Acting Professor, Botany Department, University of Melbourne 1955 1955 Life event - Retired 1982 1982 Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize (jointly) 1927

 School of Botany, The University of Melbourne (1880s - )

Associate Professor of Botany 1931 - 1955; Acting Professor, Department of Botany 1937 - 1938

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 'McLennan, Ethel Irene', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology McLennan, Ethel Irene Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: 200 Australian Women: a Redress Anthology Radi, H. 200 Australian Women: a Redress Anthology Sydney Women's Redress Press Inc 1988 Book Section: Learning and Teaching Science: Women Making Careers 1890-1920 Kelly, Farley Learning and Teaching Science: Women Making Careers 1890-1920 Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 35-75 Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Journal Article: No place for a woman?: Intersections of class, modernity and colonialism in the gendering of Australian Science, 1885-1940 Carey, Jane No place for a woman?: Intersections of class, modernity and colonialism in the gendering of Australian Science, 1885-1940 Penrith, New South Wales Australian Women's History Network 2001 Lilith: A Feminist History Journal 10 153-172 Book: The tropic proofing of optical instruments Turner, J. S.; McLennan, Ethel I.; and Rogers, J. S. The tropic proofing of optical instruments Melbourne Ministry of Munitions, Ordnance Production Directorate, Scientific Instruments and Optical Panel 1947 Book Section: McLennan, Ethel Irene (1891-1983), botanist and educator Ducker, Sophie C. McLennan, Ethel Irene (1891-1983), botanist and educator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan 94-5 Book Section: Ethel McLennan (1891-1983) botanist Ducker, Sophie C. Ethel McLennan (1891-1983) botanist Sydney Women's Redress Press Inc 1988 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology Heather Radi Journal Article: 150 Years, 150 Stories: Ethel Irene McLennan Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 Years, 150 Stories: Ethel Irene McLennan 2003 Uni News 11 16 4 Journal Article: Ethel Irene McLennan 1891-1983: Pioneer Teacher of Mycology and Plant Pathology in Victoria Parbery, D. G. Ethel Irene McLennan 1891-1983: Pioneer Teacher of Mycology and Plant Pathology in Victoria 1989 Australasian Plant Pathology 18 3 47-56 Book: Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Hooker, Claire Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Carlton Melbourne University Press 2004 Book: Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science Carey, Jane Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science Clayton, Vic. Monash University Press 2023 Edited Book: History of Microbiology in Australia Fenner, Frank History of Microbiology in Australia Melbourne Australian Society for Microbiology 1990 Journal Article: John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 Ashton, D. H.; Ducker, S. C. John Stewart Turner 1908-1991 1993 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 3 278-290 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 1944 Alexander, John A. Who's who in Australia 1944 12th Melbourne, Victoria The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd 1944 Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Bolton, H. C. Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Bright Sparcs Exhibition Papers Book Section: Into the Land of the Mountain Cattlemen: Maisie Fawcett's Ecological Investigations on the Bogong High Plains Gillbank, Linden Into the Land of the Mountain Cattlemen: Maisie Fawcett's Ecological Investigations on the Bogong High Plains Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 133-154 Book: 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Melbourne Department of History, University of Melbourne 2003 Ethel Irene McLennan - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Ethel Irene McLennan - Records 1920 - 1982 Notebooks on mycology 1922-23; botanical drawings 1921-35 (10 items); extracts from her thesis report 1920; testimonials 1924-27; letters 1938; photographs; the Syme medal; degree certificate, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, 1982; biographical material collected by Dr Sophie Ducker, including items relating to Ethel McLennan's application for the Chair of Botany [24 cm]. 0.24 m Artwork, Objects, Photographs