People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names

• Connor, Jean

Birth

1 April, 1899
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

Death

13 October, 1968 (aged 69)
Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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.

• Catholic
• Presbyterian

Education

• Beechworth State School (Vic)
• Spring Road Primary School (Malvern, Melbourne)
• Presbyterian Ladies' College (Melbourne)
• University of Melbourne

Occupation or Descriptor

• agrarian reformer
• medical scientist
• orthopaedist

Awards

• Beaney Scholarship (University of Melbourne)
• Rockefeller Fellowship
• Dame Commander of the British Empire

Key Organisations

• Poliomyelitis Committee of Victoria
• Yooralla Hospital School for Crippled Children (Melbourne)

Workplaces

• Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
• Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (Melbourne)