Hill, Dorothy, 1907-1997
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Biographical notes:
Dorothy Hill (b. 10 September 1907, Taringa, Queensland, Australia–d. 23 April 1997) was an Australian geologist and palaeontologist. Hill attended the University of Queensland and earned a degree in geology, 1928 while studying under Professor Henry Caselli Richards. She studied for her PhD at the University of Cambridge (England) under Gertrude Elles. She started her academic career as a lecturer at the University of Queensland in 1946 and eventually became the first female professor in Australia. During World War II, Hill enlisted in the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service. Hill was the President of the Royal Society of Queensland (1947), Chairman of the Geological Society of Australia, Queensland Division (1952), the first female fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1956), formed the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists (1968), and was the first woman President of the Professorial Board of the University of Queensland (1971).
Links to collections
Francis, John, 1915-. Classified list of press cuttings, section 6B [manuscript].
Libraries Australia
OAC Review Index. Results of examinations, Macdonald Institute : Senior Associates, OAC Review, v.45, no.7, Apr. 1933, p.460, 462.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
Francis, John, 1915-. Classified list of press cuttings, section 6B, [1972?] [manuscript]
University of Queensland, UQ Library
Colliver, F.S. M 316 F S Colliver Records.
Libraries Australia
Hill, Dorothy, 1907-1997. Papers.
Libraries Australia
OAC Review Index (University of Guelph). College life : College Society holds conference, OAC Review, v.43, no.2, Oct.1930, p.56.
University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
Queensland Palaeontographical Society. Records : 1962-1974.
University of Queensland, UQ Library
Papers of Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth) Dreier, 1797-1968 (inclusive), 1897-1968 (bulk)
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
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Richards, H. C. (Henry Caselli), 1884-1947
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Smith, David Stanley, 1877-1949
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Colliver, F.S.
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Dreier, Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth), 1875-1963.
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Francis, John, 1915-
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Australian Academy of Science
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Australia. Royal Australian Navy
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Natural History Museum (London, England)
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Royal Society of Queensland
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University of Cambridge.
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University of Queensland
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University of Queensland
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OAC Review Index.
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OAC Review Index (University of Guelph)
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Queensland Palaeontographical Society.
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University of Queensland
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Subjects:
- Geology
- Palaeontology
Occupations:
- College teachers
- Palaeontologists
- Academics
- Geologists
Places:
- 04, AU
- 03, CU
Variant Names
Hill, D. (Dorothy), 1907-1997
Hill, Dorothy, 1907-1997
Hill, Dorothy, 1907-
Hill, Dorothy
Hill, Dorothy, 1907-1998
Hill, D. 1907-
Hill, D. 1907-1997 (Dorothy),
Hill, D. 1907- (Dorothy),
Hill, D. 1907-1997