Vickery, Joyce (1908–1979)
Vickery, Joyce (1908–1979)
Australian botanist. Name variations: Joyce Winifred Vickery. Born Dec 15, 1908, in Australia; died May 1979; dau. of Elizabeth (Rossbach) Vickery and George Begg Vickery; University of Sydney, BS, 1931, MS, 1933, DSc, 1959; never married.
Appointed assistant botanist at the National Herbarium in Sydney (1936), the 1st woman in Australia to be appointed a scientific officer in the public service; served as assistant botanist (1936–64), senior botanist (1964–71) and honorary research fellow (1973–79); endowed the Joyce Vickery Fund (later administered by the Linnean Society of New South Wales). Made a Member of the Order of the British Empire; received Clarke Medal from Royal Society of New South Wales.
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