- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4343
Browne, Ida Alison
- Birth name Brown, Ida Alison
- Born 16 August, 1900, Paddington New South Wales Australia
- Died 21 October, 1976, Edgecliff New South Wales Australia
- Occupation Academic, Geologist, Palaeontologist
Summary
Ida Alison Browne lectured in palaeontology at the University of Sydney from 1935 to 1950, before working jointly with her husband, William Rowan Browne, a renowned geologist.
She was educated at Fort Street Girls’ High School in Sydney, before attending the University of Sydney where, in 1922, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science, with First Class Honours. She was awarded the University Medal in geology. In 1932, she was awarded a Doctorate of Science.
Later in her career, she served as a Member of the Australian National Research Council.
Archival resources
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Browne, Ida Alison (1900-1976), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476447
- The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century, Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey and Harvey, Joy Dorothy, 2000
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Resource Section
- Browne, Ida Alison (1900 - 1976), Walker, Roseanne, 2009, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P002277b.htm
- Browne, Ida Alison (1900 - 1976), Vallance, T.G., 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130741b.htm
- Book