Carr, Stella Grace Maisie (Maisie)

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English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker; Neville Walsh updated 2026-02-26 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002289b.htm person Carr Stella Grace Maisie AACR2 Fawcett, Maisie 1912 9 September 1988 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Botanist Ecologist Maisie Carr was an ecologist best remembered for her work on the Bogong High Plains during the 1940s. Her study plots, the first established in 1945, constitute Australia's longest-running ecological experiments. Using these plots, she studied plant species diversity and abundance, soil erosion, and the impact of grazing cattle. Still actively studied by ecologists, the plots were added to Victoria's Heritage Register in 2022. She also spent many years studying Eucalyptus. With her husband, Denis John Carr, she edited People and Plants in Australia and Plants and Man in Australia. Denis and Maisie Carr named many eucalypts, particularly bloodwoods (Corymbia species). Their species concept was very fine and many of their species have subsequently been incorporated into others. Nonetheless, many have withstood scrutiny and are still accepted. 1935 1938 Career position - Demonstrator in Botany, University of Melbourne 1936 1936 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1938 1941 Career position - Senior Demonstrator, University of Melbourne 1941 1948 Career position - Ecological studies for the Soil Conservation Board of the Hume catchment 1949 1952 Career position - Lecturer in Plant Taxonomy and Ecology 1952 1960 Career position - Senior Lecturer 1960 1967 Career position - Belfast 1967 1988 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Australian National University 1970 1970 Taxonomy event - Eucalyptus roycei S.G.M.Carr, D.J.Carr & A.S.George. 1988 1988 Life event - Interred Gungahlin Cemetery Carr, Denis John (1915 - 2008)

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'Carr, Stella Grace Maisie (Maisie)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Carr, Stella Grace Maisie (Maisie) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Stella Grace Carr (1912-88) Carr, D. J. Obituary: Stella Grace Carr (1912-88) 1989 Australasian Systematic Botany Newsletter 58 21-27 Book Section: Carr, Stella Grace Maisie (1912-1988), botanist Gillbank, Linden Carr, Stella Grace Maisie (1912-1988), botanist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 191-192 Book: Eucalyptus II. The rubber cuticle and other studies of the Corymbosae Carr, Denis John; and Carr, Stella Grace Maisie Eucalyptus II. The rubber cuticle and other studies of the Corymbosae Canberra Phytoglyph Press 1987 Book: The alps at the crossroads : the quest for an alpine national park in Victoria Johnson, Dick The alps at the crossroads : the quest for an alpine national park in Victoria Melbourne Victorian National Parks Association 1974 Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010

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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 Journal Article: Oil glands and ducts in Eucalyptus L'Herit. I. The phloem and the pith. Carr, S. G.; and Carr, D. Oil glands and ducts in Eucalyptus L'Herit. I. The phloem and the pith. 1969 Australian Journal of Botany 17 3 471-513 Book Section: The botany of the first Australians Carr, D. J.; and Carr, S. G. M. The botany of the first Australians Sydney Academic Press 1981 People and Plants in Australia Carr, D. J. and Carr, S. G. M. 33-44 Book Section: A charmed life: the collections of Labillardiere Carr, S. G. M.; and Carr, D. J. A charmed life: the collections of Labillardiere Sydney Academic Press 1981 People and plants in Australia Carr, D. J. and Carr, S. G. M. 79-115 Book Section: Karl Goebel in Australia and New Zealand Carr, D. J.; and Carr, S. G. M. Karl Goebel in Australia and New Zealand Sydney Academic Press 1981 People and Plants in Australia Carr, D. J. and Carr, S. G. M. 167-79 Edited Book: Plants and Man in Australia Carr, D. J. and Carr, S. G. M. Plants and Man in Australia Sydney Academic Press 1981 Edited Book: People and Plants in Australia Carr, D. J. and Carr, S.G.M. People and Plants in Australia Sydney Academic Press 1981 Book Section: James Drummond and the Royal Irish Institution Carr, D. J. and Carr, S. G. M. James Drummond and the Royal Irish Institution Sydney Academic Press 1981 People and Plants in Australia D. J. Carr and S. G. M. Carr 280-7 Book: Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Hooker, Claire Irresistible Forces: Australian Women in Science Carlton Melbourne University Press 2004 Resource: Scientist Maisie Carr (nee Fawcett) started one of Australia's longest-running ecological experiments Walker, Alice Scientist Maisie Carr (nee Fawcett) started one of Australia's longest-running ecological experiments ABCNews 2022 Book: First know the nature of things: celebrating the life and work of Denis John Carr (1915 - 2008): botanist, scholar, mentor Gunning, Brian; Jahnke, Roland; Manifold, Marion; and Wellington, Bruce First know the nature of things: celebrating the life and work of Denis John Carr (1915 - 2008): botanist, scholar, mentor Canberra Phytoglyph Press 2021 Journal Article: The French contribution to the discovery of Australia and its flora Carr, S. G. M. and Carr, D. J. The French contribution to the discovery of Australia and its flora 1976 Endeavour 35 21-6 Review: Historical Records of Australian Science Gillbank, Linden 2006 Historical Records of Australian Science 17 2 288-290 Edited Book: A Book for Maisie: Celebrating the Life and Work of S. G. M. Carr, née Fawcett, Pioneer Australian Alpine Ecologist, 1912-88 Carr, D. J. A Book for Maisie: Celebrating the Life and Work of S. G. M. Carr, née Fawcett, Pioneer Australian Alpine Ecologist, 1912-88 Canberra 2005 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 Resource: Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Australian National Botanic Gardens 2012 Book: Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Hall, Norman Botanists of the Eucalypts: short biographies of people who have named eucalypts, whose names have been given to species or who have collected type material Melbourne CSIRO 1978

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Book: Hunters and Collectors: the Antiquarian Imagination in Australia Griffiths, Tom Hunters and Collectors: the Antiquarian Imagination in Australia Cambridge/Melbourne Cambridge University Press 1996