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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-09-26 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004773b.htm person Cribb Joan Winnifred AACR2 1930 17 October 2023 Place of Birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Botanist Joan Winifred Cribb was awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion in 1994 for her contribution to botany. Her husband Alan, also a talented botanist, received the same award in 2001. Some time after marrying Alan, Lecturer of Botany, she joined him at the University of Queensland as a part-time tutor and lecturer. She retired from teaching in 1989. Together they studied many botanical specimens, especially algae, and authored several books (see chronology section). Joan Cribb also published widely without him. Her main area of expertise was gasteromycetes having described twenty-one new species, but also described fourteen new species of marine fungi. The fungal genus Cribbea was named in her honour. 1949 Career position - Member of the Queensland Naturalists' Club 1952 1952 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Queensland 1954 1954 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Queensland c. 1960 c. 1989 Career position - Tutor and Lecturer (part-time) in Botany, University of Queensland 1974 1975 Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club 1975 1975 Career position - Wild Food in Australia published 1981 1981 Career position - Wild Plants in Australia published 1981 1981 Career position - Wild Medicine in Australia published 1984 1995 Career position - Editor, Queensland naturalist 1985 1985 Career position - Plants of the Great Barrier Reef and Adjacent Shores published 1989 1989 Life event - Retired from teaching 1992 1992 Award - Queensland Natural History Award received 1994 1994 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion received Queensland Natural History Award, Queensland Naturalists' Club (1992 - )

Received the Award 1992

 Queensland Naturalists' Club (1922 - )

President 1974 - 1975

 Cribb, Alan Bridson (1925 - )

Alan and Joan were husband and wife

 Queensland naturalist (1908 - )

Editor 1984 - 1995

 Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 1994

 Herbert, Desmond Andrew (1898 - 1976)

Andrew was Joan's father

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 Cribb, J W (1930-)

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 'Cribb, Joan Winnifred', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cribb, Joan Winnifred Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland McKay, Judith Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland Brisbane Queensland Museum 1997 Journal Article: A hundred years of natural history in Queensland through the life of the Queensland Naturalists' Club Marks, E. N. and Cribb, J. W. A hundred years of natural history in Queensland through the life of the Queensland Naturalists' Club 2006 Queensland naturalist 44 1/3 3-7 Book: Plant life of the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent shores Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W. Plant life of the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent shores St Lucia University of Queensland Press 1985 Book: Wild medicine in Australia Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W. Wild medicine in Australia Sydney Collins 1981 Book: Useful wild plants in Australia Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. w. Useful wild plants in Australia Sydney Collins 1981 Book: Wild food in Australia Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W. Wild food in Australia Sydney Collins 1974 Book: Seaweeds of Queensland: a naturalist's guide Cribb, A. B.; and Cribb, J. W. Seaweeds of Queensland: a naturalist's guide Brisbane Queensland Naturalists' Club 1996 Journal: Queensland Naturalists Cribb, Alan B.; Cribb, Joan W.; and Woodall, Peter F. Queensland Naturalists 2006 The Queensland Naturalist 44 1-3 2-72 Journal Article: The contributions of the Queensland Naturalists' Club to natural history on Queensland Cribb, J. W. The contributions of the Queensland Naturalists' Club to natural history on Queensland 1996 Queensland naturalist 34 1/2 28-31 Resource: Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Fagg, Murray Australian Plant Collectors and Illustrators Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria (CHAH) 2010