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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-04-20 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003210b.htm person Wigan Margaret Louise AACR2 11 October 1876 7 August 1970 Place of Birth Armidale, New South Wales, Australia Ornithologist Matron Margaret Wigan, a school matron, was the first woman president of any natural history club in Australia.

Moved to Victoria 1916. Matron, Ballarat Grammar School for eight years, and for lesser periods at Church of England Girls' Grammar Schools at Korowa, Ivanhoe and South Yarra (Merton Hall). President, Bird Observers Club 1932-34 (the first woman president of any natural history club in Australia) and later Honorary Life Member.

 Bird Observers' Club (1905 - 2007)

President 1932 - 1934

 Wigan, Margaret Louise (18761011-19700807)

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 'Wigan, Margaret Louise', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wigan, Margaret Louise Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001