- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3758
Vickery, Joyce Winifred
(1908 – 1979)- Born 15 December, 1908, Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Died 1 May, 1979, New South Wales
- Occupation Botanist
Summary
Joyce Vickery conducted postgraduate research at the University of Sydney into insectivorous plants and seed germination in grass. She was appointed assistant botanist at the National Herbarium of New South Wales in 1936, and completed her PhD in 1959. Dr Vickery helped to solve the Graeme Thorne kidnapping case with forensic work. She was appointed senior botanist at the Herbarium in 1964.
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Vickery, Joyce Winifred (1918-1979), Hooker, Claire, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160544b.htm
- Edited Book
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Resource
- Trove: Vickery, Joyce Winifred (1908-1979), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-744072