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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-02-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000820b.htm person Sweet Georgina OBE AACR2 22 January 1875 1 January 1946 Place of Birth Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Canterbury, Victoria, Australia Zoologist Georgina Sweet was Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1920-1924. Her research included the zoology of Australian native animals and the parasites infesting Australian stock and native fauna. 1896 1896 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1896 1907 Career position - Taught in several Melbourne secondary schools 1898 1898 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1898 1898 Award - MacBain Scholarship, University of Melbourne 1898 1901 Career position - Demonstrator in Biology, University of Melbourne 1901 1908 Career position - Lecturer in Biology at Queen's College, University of Melbourne 1904 1904 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1909 1920? Career position - Lecturer in Parasitology in the Veterinary School, University of Melbourne 1909 1920? Career position - Lecturer and Demonstrator in Biology, University of Melbourne 1911 1911 Award - Davis Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne Nov 1916 Mar 1917 Career position - Australia's first female acting Professor 1920 1924 Career position - Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne - the University's first female one 1921 Career event - Foundation Member (Zoology), Australian National Research Council 1924 1926 Career position - Lecturer, Veterinary School, University of Melbourne (part-time) 1935 1935 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) Sweet, George (1844 - 1920) David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne (1904 - )

Awarded the Prize 1911

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Demonstrator in Biology (1898 - 1901), Lecturer in biology (1901 - 1908), Lecturer in Parasitology (1909 - 1920), Professor of Zoology (1916 - 1917) and Associate Professor of Zoology (1920 - 1924). She continued Lecturing part-time until 1926.

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Zoology) 1921 -

 Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship, Australian Research Council (2011 - )

The Fellowship has been Awarded by the Australian Research Council since 2011

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

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Sweet, Georgina (1875-1946), Biographical Entry

 Sweet, Georgina (1875-)

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 'Sweet, Georgina', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sweet, Georgina Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Georgina Sweet (1875-1946) zoologist MacCallum, Monica Georgina Sweet (1875-1946) zoologist Sydney Women's Redress Press Inc 1988 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology Heather Radi 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 Edited Book: 200 Australian Women: a Redress Anthology Radi, H. 200 Australian Women: a Redress Anthology Sydney Women's Redress Press Inc 1988 Journal Article: Obituary: Dr. Georgina Sweet Agar, W. E. Obituary: Dr. Georgina Sweet 1946 Australian Journal of Science 9 1 15 Journal Article: Georgina Sweet: a Brilliant Career Anderson, Fay Georgina Sweet: a Brilliant Career 2000 Australasian Science 21 4 46 Journal Article: A Sweet Example A Sweet Example 1999 Wisenet : Journal of the Women in Science Enquiry Network 50 Journal Article: 150 Years, 150 Stories: Georgina Sweet Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 Years, 150 Stories: Georgina Sweet 2003 Uni News 12 13 4 Book Section: Sweet, Georgina (1875-1946), zoologist, academic and philanthropist MacCallum, Monica Sweet, Georgina (1875-1946), zoologist, academic and philanthropist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 149-150 Journal Article: Gilruth and the Melbourne University Veterinary School and the Research Institute. 1909-1912 Sweet, Georgina Gilruth and the Melbourne University Veterinary School and the Research Institute. 1909-1912 1937 Australian Veterinary Journal 13 108-110 Resource: Profiles: Georgina Sweet Fellows Australian Research Council Profiles: Georgina Sweet Fellows Canberra Australian Research Council, Australian Government 2026 Journal Article: A special connection: Georgina Sweet and the Tiegs Zoology Museum Way, Karla; and Young, David A special connection: Georgina Sweet and the Tiegs Zoology Museum 2018 University of Melbourne collections 23 10-5 Journal Article: Remembering Georgina Sweet Handman, Emanuela Remembering Georgina Sweet 2014 Australian Society for Parasitology newsletter 25 1 6-8 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: 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 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 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 Georgina Sweet - Records Museum Victoria Georgina Sweet - Records 1896 - 1930 A few letters from Sweet are held in the Georgina Sweet papers. Letters to Sweet from J. Kershaw [Letter Books R-731, U-58 and U-62]. Correspondence with C.C. Brittlebank, June - November 1897 while George Sweet was on Funafuti and information in the correspondence between George Sweet, Brittlebank and others, in the George Sweet papers. Georgina Sweet - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Georgina Sweet - Records 1896 - 1946 Information and documents in the cuttings books of the Victorian Women Graduates' Association and the records of the Young Women's Christian Association; research notes on index cards (2-3 boxes); testimonials; overall dates c1896-1946. Georgina Sweet - Records University of Melbourne Central Registry Georgina Sweet - Records 1892 - 1946 Application and testimonials of G. Sweet for the Chair of Zoology, University of Melbourne [1919/386]. Information and records in the university correspondence, Council minutes, Faculty of Science minutes and the Veterinary Faculty minutes. See also the Student Administration records and University "Calendars" 1892-1946. Victoria Eugenics Society Wellcome Collection Victoria Eugenics Society SA/EUG/E.3 1914 - 1939 A set of 113 imaged pages dating 1914-1915 (Victorian Eugenics Society), 1925-1926 (Office of the Agent-General for Victoria) and 1937-1939 (Eugenics Society of Victoria). In the 1914-1915 correspondence ( 6 pages) of Carlotta Greenshields (37 Mary Street, Glenferrie) and W. Ernest Jones (Inspector-General of the Insane for Victoria) with the Sybil Gotto of the Eugenics Education Society, it is flagged that an attempt was made to establish an eugenics society in Victoria with Professor Bladwin Spencer as president. The initiative failed due to Bladwin Spencer being already overloaded and the intervention of the World War. Other people mentioned in this correspondence include J.C. Eldridge of Sydney and a Mr Macfie (5 Elm Grove, Armadale). The 1925-1926 correspondence (2 pages) concerns information about the Marriage Acts in Victoria. The 1937-1939 correspondence (105 pages) concerns the creation of the Eugenics Society of Victoria in 1936 and its relationship with the Eugenics Society (London). The principle correspondent is Dr Victor Hugo Wallace (Secretary, Eugenics Society of Victoria). Other include: Professor W.E. Agar, Dr C.P. Blacker (General Secretary, The Eugenics Society); Lord Horder; Mrs E.E. Potton; Dr Mennell; Geoffery Kaye (14 Collins Street Melbourne); Colin Clark (Bureau of Industry, Brisbane, Queensland); Clinton F. Chance. Includes publications of the Eugenics Society of Victoria including the "Syllabus of Lectures" for 1937, 1938 and 1939 which includes presentations by: Colin Clark; Dr W. Bryden; Dr Reg. S Ellery; Dr V.H. Wallace; Professor W.E. Agar; Dr Fritz Duras; Mrs Angela Booth; Dr P.M. Bachelard, Rev. William Bottomley; Dr C. Farran-Ridge; Dr John Dale; Dr K.S. Cunningham; and Dr Anita Muhl. Included is: "Publication No. 1" of the Eugenics Society of Victoria, 'Voluntary Sterilization for Human Betterment' by Mrs Angela Booth, July 1938; and the Annual Report 1939 which reports on donations and the establishment of a "Consultative Council" and the financial report from C. Mitchell Tovell, Honorary Treasurer. In the letterhead from 1939 the Consultative Council members are: Professor G.S. Browne; Dr K.S. Cunningham; Dr John Dale; Judge Foster; Mr J.D.G. Medley, M.A.; Sir David Rivett; and Dr Georgina Sweet. 1 file Digitised paper records, Victoria Eugenics Society Wellcome Collection Victoria Eugenics Society SA/EUG/E.4 1940 - 1961 A set of 161 imaged pages. This file covers the link between the Eugenics Society of Victoria and the Eugenics Society (London) 1940-1961. The key correspondent is V.H. Wallace, Secretary of the Eugenics Society of Victoria from its foundation in 1936 until it was brought to a close in 1961. Latter documents refer to Frank Macfarlane Burnet, M.J.D. White and R.N. Robertson. 1 file Digitised paper records