Life Summary

Name	Nelly Hooper Ludbrook
Alternative Names	Nelly Hooper Woods
Born	14 July, 1907 Yorketown, South Australia, Australia
Died	9 May, 1995 (aged 87) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Education *	Mount Barker High School (SA) (student, 1921-1925) University of Adelaide (student, 1926-1930) Adelaide Teachers College (student, 1929-1929)
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1930-1934) South Australia, Australia geologist (1942-1949) Australian Capital Territory, Australia geologist (1952-1995) South Australia, Australia palaeontologist (1952-1995) South Australia, Australia public servant (1952-1967) South Australia, Australia
Awards	James Gartrell prize (University of Adelaide) (recipient, 1927) Tate memorial medal (University of Adelaide) (recipient, 1930) Sir Joseph Verco Medal (Royal Society of South Australia) (recipient, 1963) Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1981)
Key Organisations *	Australian Federation of University Women (ACT) (foundation member, 1944) Geological Society of London (fellow, 1950) Royal Society of South Australia (president, 1961) Geological Society of Australia (national) (president, 1968) South Australian Museum (honorary associate, 1971)
Workplaces *	Mount Barker High School (SA) (schoolteacher, 1930-1934) Bureau of Mineral Resources (Federal) (scientist, 1942-1949) Dept of Mines (SA) (scientist, 1952-1967) Dept of Mines (SA) (consultant, 1967-1990)

* Dates are approximate

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