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Sweet, Georgina (1875 - 1946)

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Zoologist

Born: 22 January 1875 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. Died: 1 January 1946 Cantebury, Victoria, Australia.

Georgina Sweet was Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1920-24. Her research included the zoology of Australian native animals and the parasites infesting Australian stock and native fauna.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1896 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1896 - 1907 Taught in several Melbourne secondary schools
1898 MacBain Scholarship received from the University of Melbourne
1898 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1898 - 1901 Demonstrator in Biology at the University of Melbourne
1901 - 1908 Lecturer in Biology at Queen's College at the University of Melbourne
1904 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1909 - 1920? Lecturer in Parasitology in the Veterinary School at the University of Melbourne
1909 - 1920? Lecturer and Demonstrator in Biology at the University of Melbourne
1916 - 1917 Australia's first female acting Professor
1920 - 1924 Associate Professor of Zoology at the University of Melbourne - the University's first female one
1924 - 1926 Lecturer at the Veterinary School at the University of Melbourne (part-time)
1935 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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'Sweet, Georgina (1875-1946), Biographical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2002, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0115b.htm.

'A Sweet Example', WISENET Journal, vol. 50, February, 1999, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/issue50/Sweet.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 10 September 2004

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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