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Weste, Gretna Margaret (1917 - )

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Botanist

Born: 5 September 1917 Dumfries, Scotland

Gretna Margaret Weste worked in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne 1961-82, retiring as Reader. She was the foremost authority in Australia on the biological behaviour of the cinnamon fungus, Phytophthora cinnamoni, which travels in disturbed soil and was responsible for the 'dieback' disease in forests of Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1938 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1939 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1939 - 1941 Plant Pathologist at the Forests Commission of Victoria
1955 - 1960 Biology Teacher at Firbank Church of England Girls' Grammar School
1961 - 1982 Co-ordinator and Reader in Botany at the University of Melbourne (Assistant Lecturer 1965-74, Senior Lecturer 1974-80, Reader 1980-82)
1968 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1982 - Senior Associate in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne
1983 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1989 Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
1995 Australasian Plant Pathology Society Medal received

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Published Sources

Millis, Nancy, Interview with Dr Gretna Weste, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 8 June 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/gw.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 15 August 2002
Modified: 25 May 2006

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