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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2024-11-12 human Sara Maroske updated 2026-03-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007536b.htm person Mawson Patricia Marietje AO AACR2 Thomas, Patricia 13 April 1915 16 December 1999 Place of Birth Windsor, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Brighton, South Australia, Australia Parasitologist Museum curator Zoologist Conservationist Patricia Mawson was recognised as one of Australia's foremost experts on parasitic helminths. Although originally intending to be a veterinarian, after graduating with a science degree she embarked on a masters degree where her research focussed on nematode parasites of Australian marsupials. Her continued work in this field demonstrated for the first time the enormous diversity of this fauna and laid the foundation for later studies. In subsequent research Mawson investigated parasitic helminths of birds, reptiles, fish and other animals. She published over 100 papers, many under her maiden name, including with colleagues T. Harvey Johnston (her MSc supervisor), Stanley Edmonds and Madeline Angel. More than a dozen species and at least three genera of parasitic worms have been named in Mawson's honour. For many years she worked at the University of Adelaide, usually in a part-time capacity after her marriage, and retired in 1980. Mawson was actively engaged in the broader scientific community in Adelaide. She was a Member of the Handbooks Committee for the Handbooks of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia for over 20 years, and a Member of the Council of the Royal Society of South Australia from 1976 to 1992. Her interest in conservation was reflected in her membership of the National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council of South Australia and the Nature Conservation Society of South Australia (of which she was Vice-President). In retirement Mawson was for 15 years Honorary Curator of Helminths at the South Australian Museum, ill-health causing her to relinquish this position in 1995. With the assistance of Madeline Angel and Stan Edmonds, she enlarged the Museum's helminth collection from what was largely a collection of type specimens deposited by Johnston and his students, into Australia's national collection of helminth parasites. The collection, which is of international significance, is now known as the Australian Helminthological Collection. Mawson was the daughter of Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorer and Professor of Geology at the University of Adelaide. 1936 1936 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide 1938 1938 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide 1941 1945 Career position - Demonstrator in zoology, and Research Assistant to T. Harvey Johnston, University of Adelaide 1946 1947 Career position - Lecturer in zoology, University of Adelaide 1948 1950 Career position - Honorary research assistant in zoology, University of Adelaide 1951 1955 Career position - Junior research fellow, zoology, University of Adelaide 1954 1954 Award - Royal Society and Nuffield Foundation Commonwealth Bursary, Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada 1956 1963 Career position - Research Fellow in zoology, University of Adelaide 1963 1963 Career position - Foundation Member, Nature Conservation Society of South Australia 1964 1980 Career position - Technical Officer in zoology, University of Adelaide 1967 1972 Career position - Member, National Parks Commission, South Australia 1968 1975 Career position - Vice-President, Nature Conservation Society of South Australia 1972 1978 Career position - Member, National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council, South Australia 1976 1991 Career position - Member of Council, Royal Society of South Australia 1976 1999 Award - Fellow, Australian Society for Parasitology 1980 1980 Life event - Retired 1980 1995 Career position - Honorary Curator of Helminths, South Australian Museum 1994 1994 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to the science of zoology in both research and teaching, and to the development of the Australian Helminthological Collection 2024 2024 Award - Inducted into the SA Environment Hall of Fame Angel, Laura Madeline (Madeline) (1908 - 1990) Johnston, Thomas Harvey (1881 - 1951) Mawson, Jessica Paquita (Quita) (1917 - 2004)

Jessica and Patricia were sisters

 Mawson, Douglas (1882 - 1958)

Patricia was the daughter of Douglas

 South Australian Museum (1940 - )

Honorary Curator of Helminths 1980 - 1995

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Technical Officer in zoology 1964 - 1980

 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc (1964 - )

Fellow 1976 - 1999

 Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

Member of Council 1976 - 1991

 Nature Conservation Society of South Australia (1963 - )

Vice-President 1968 - 1975

 'Mawson, Patricia Marietje', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mawson, Patricia Marietje Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: On some free-living marine nematodes from Kerguelen Island Schuurmans Stekhoven, J. H. and Mawson, Patricia M. On some free-living marine nematodes from Kerguelen Island 1955 Journal of helminthology 29 1 87-104 Journal Article: The genus Microtetrameres Travassos (Nematoda, Spirurida) in Australian birds Mawson, Patricia M. The genus <span style="font-style:italic">Microtetrameres</span> Travassos (Nematoda, Spirurida) in Australian birds 1977 Records of the South Australian Museum 17 1 239-59 Journal Article: A check list of helminths from Australian birds Mawson, Patricia M., Angel, L. Madeline and Edmonds, Stanley Joe A check list of helminths from Australian birds 1986 Records of the South Australian Museum 19 1 1-107 Journal Article: A checklist of helminth parasites of Australian reptiles Pichelin, S., Thomas, P. M., and Hutchinson, M. N. A checklist of helminth parasites of Australian reptiles 1999 Records of the South Australian Museum, monograph series 5 1-61 Journal Article: Strongyle nematodes from Central Australian kangaroos and wallabies Johnston, T. Harvey and Mawson, P. M. Strongyle nematodes from Central Australian kangaroos and wallabies 1938 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 62 263-86 Journal Article: Parasitic Nematoda collected by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition: Heard Island and Macquarie Island 1948 - 1951 Mawson, Patricia M. Parasitic Nematoda collected by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition: Heard Island and Macquarie Island 1948 - 1951 1953 Parasitology 43(3/4):291-7 43 3 291-7 Journal Article: Trichostrongyles from rodents in Queensland, with comments on the genus Longistriata (Nematoda: Heligmosomatidae) Mawson, P. M. Trichostrongyles from rodents in Queensland, with comments on the genus <span style="font-style:italic">Longistriata</span> (Nematoda: Heligmosomatidae) 1961 Australian journal of zoology 9 5 791-826 Journal Article: Some Nematoda (Strongylina and Oxyurina) from kangaroos (Macropus spp.) from eastern Australia Mawson, Patricia M. Some Nematoda (<span style="font-style:italic">Strongylina</span> and <span style="font-style:italic">Oxyurina</span>) from kangaroos (<span style="font-style:italic">Macropus</span> spp.) from eastern Australia 1964 Parasitology 54 2 237-62 Journal Article: Helminths from some lizards mainly from South Australia Angel, L. Madeline and Mawson, Patricia M. Helminths from some lizards mainly from South Australia 1968 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 92 59-72 Journal Article: Pearson Island Expedition 1969, 8: helminths Mawson, Patricia M. Pearson Island Expedition 1969, 8: helminths 1971 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95 169-83 Journal Article: A taxonomic revision of the genera Macropostrongyloides Yamaguti and Paramacrostrongylus Johnston & Mawson (Nematoda, Trichonematidae) from Australian marsupials Beveridge, I. and Mawson, P. M. A taxonomic revision of the genera <span style="font-style:italic">Macropostrongyloides</span> Yamaguti and <span style="font-style:italic">Paramacrostrongylus</span> Johnston & Mawson (Nematoda, Trichonematidae) from Australian marsupials 1978 Australian journal of zoology 26 4 763-87 Journal Article: On some oviparous filarial nematodes mainly from Australian birds Bain, Odile and Mawson, Patricia M. On some oviparous filarial nematodes mainly from Australian birds 1981 Records of the South Australian Museum 18 1 265-84 Thesis: Some studies in Australian nematoda Mawson, Patricia M. Some studies in Australian nematoda University of Adelaide 1938 Journal Article: Some ascarid nematodes from Australian marine fish Johnston, T. H. and Mawson, Patricia M. Some ascarid nematodes from Australian marine fish 1942 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 67 20-35 Resource: SA Environment Hall of Fame Conservation Council SA SA Environment Hall of Fame Adelaide Conservation Council SA 2024 Resource Section: Thomas, Patricia Marietje (Pat) (1915 - 1999) Antonello, Alessandro Thomas, Patricia Marietje (Pat) (1915 - 1999) Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 2023 Australian dictionary of biography Journal Article: Obituary: Patricia Marietje Thomas BSc, MSc, AO 13 April 1915 - 16 December 1999 McArthur, Archie Obituary: Patricia Marietje Thomas BSc, MSc, AO 13 April 1915 - 16 December 1999 2001 Records of the South Australian Museum 34 1 53-6 Journal Article: Obituary: Patricia Marietje Thomas, BSc, MSc, AO 12.14.1915 - 16.xii.1999 Beveridge, Ian Obituary: Patricia Marietje Thomas, BSc, MSc, AO 12.14.1915 - 16.xii.1999 2000 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 124 57-60