People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

15 December, 1908
Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death

29 May, 1979 (aged 70)
Cheltenham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

cancer (not specified)

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.

• Methodist

Education

• Methodist Ladies' College (Sydney)
• University of Sydney

Occupation

• academic
• botanist
• conservationist

Military Service

• World War II
• National Emergency Services

Awards

• Member of the Order of the British Empire
• Clarke Medal (Royal Society of New South Wales)

Legacies

• Joyce Vickery Fund (Linnean Society of NSW)

Key Organisations

• Linnean Society of New South Wales
• Sydney University Biology Society
• Royal Society of New South Wales

Key Places

• Elouera Bushland Reserve (NSW)
• Kosciusko State Park (NSW)
• Muogamarra Sanctuary (NSW)

Workplaces

• National Herbarium of New South Wales
• Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, London)