Ducker, Sophie Charlotte (1909 - 2004)

Book Chapters

• Ducker, Sophic C., 'Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakespeare (1853-1936), School Master and Biologist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, pp. 163-164. (Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100159b.htm) [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'Harvey, William Henry (1811-1866), botanist', in Douglas Pike (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1972, pp. 357-358. (Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040406b.htm) [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'Ethel McLennan (1891-1983) botanist', in Heather Radi (ed.), 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Women's Redress Press Inc, Sydney, 1988. [ Details ]

• Jenkin, John; Ducker, Sophie C., 'Wood, Edward James Ferguson (1904-1972), Marine Microbiologist', in John Ritchie and Diane Langmore (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 16, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 2002, p. 577. (Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160688b.htm) [ Details ]

Conference Papers

• Allen, Nessy, 'Cross-National Careers: the Interchange of Women Scientists to and From Australia', in Don Grant and Graham Seal (eds), Australia in the world: perceptions and possibilities: papers from the Outside Images of Australia Conference, Perth, 1992, Black Swan Press, Perth, 1992. [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'Early Austrian Influence on Australian Botany', in Short, P.S. (ed.), History of Systematic Botany in Australasia: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the University of Melbourne, 25-27 May 1988, Australian Systematic Botany Society, Melbourne, 1990, pp. 297-304. [ Details ]

Journal Articles

• Ashton, D. H.; Ducker, S. C., 'John Stewart Turner 1908-1991', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 9, no. 3, 1993, pp. 278-290. (Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9930930278.htm) [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'History of Australian Phycology: the significance of early French exploration', Brunonia, vol. 2, no. 1, 1980, pp. 19-42. [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'Port Phillip Heads: a phycological saga', Phycologia, vol. 22, 1983, pp. 431-443. [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'An Austrian Gentleman Gardener in the Swan River Colony', Australian Garden Journal, vol. 3, 1984, pp. 94-96. [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'James Fleming: the First Gardener on the River Yarra, Victoria', Archives of Natural History, vol. 13, 1986, pp. 123-140. [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'W. H. Harvey in New South Wales: Letters by the Phycologist W. H. Harvey, Written in New South Wales in 1855', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. 115, 1995, pp. 213-223. [ Details ]

• Maroske, Sara, 'Sophie Ducker's Contribution to the History of Botany', Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, vol. 120, 2004, pp. 20-25. [ Details ]

• May, Tom W., 'Sophie Charlotte Ducker: a Mycological Appreciation', Australasian Mycologist, vol. 23, 2004, pp. 108-9. [ Details ]

Reviews

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'Tony Rice Voyages of Discovery: Three Centuries of Natural History Exploration (2000)', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 13, no. 3, 2001, pp. 363-364. (Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/109/issue/3265.htm) [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'Ray Desmond Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Traveller and Plant Collector (1999)', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 13, no. 3, 2001, pp. 359-361. (Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/109/issue/3265.htm) [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'William T. Stearn John Lindley, 1799-1865, Gardener and Pioneer Orchidologist (1999)', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 13, no. 3, 2001, pp. 359-361. (Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/109/issue/3265.htm) [ Details ]

• Ducker, Sophie C., 'Ann Moyal Platypus: the Extraordinary Story of How a Curious Creature Baffled the World (2001)', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 13, no. 4, 2001, p. 532. (Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/109/issue/3266.htm) [ Details ]

Theses

• Ducker, Sophie, 'Studies in Marine Botany: Collected Papers', DSc thesis, University of Melbourne, 1978. [ Details ]