People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Calvert, Frances Elizabeth

Birth

11 July, 1905
St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

6 August, 1952 (aged 47)
Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Cause of Death

stroke

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• English
• New Zealander

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Anglican
• Presbyterian

Education

• Melbourne Girls Grammar
• Janet Clarke Hall (University of Melbourne)
• University of Melbourne
• Cambridge University (UK)

Occupation or Descriptor

• academic
• agricultural scientist
• biometrician
• mathematician
• public servant
• statistician

Awards

• Dixson scholarship in mathematics (University of Melbourne)
• Wyselaskie scholarship in mathematics (University of Melbourne)
• Fred Knight research scholarship (University of Melbourne)
• Professor Nanson prize (University of Melbourne)

Key Organisations

• Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
• Canberra Nursery Kindergarten Society
• Australian Federation of University Women (ACT)
• Canberra Mothercraft Society

Workplaces

• CSIRO (plant industry)
• Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT)