Dorothy HILL
Born: 10 September 1907
Died: 23 April 1997
Special Achievements:1959 - First woman appointed to the Chair in any Australian university (Chair of Geology).
1956 - First woman elected as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
1956 - Woman President of Geology section ANZAAS.
1965 - First Australian woman to become a Fellow of the Royal Society.
1971-72 - First female president of a professional (academic) board in Australia.
Emeritus Professor, CBE, PhD (Cambridge), DSc, Hon.LLD, FRS, FAA.
1924 - Highest Pass in 1924 Senior Public Exam.
Resources
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Image - Dorothy Hill
Description: Dorothy Hill, standing in front of a wall at the University of Queensland Date: 31 July 2015 Source: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196379 Author: The University of Queensland
Wikimedia Commons: File:Dorothy Hill, later in life, standing before a sandstone wall.jpg. Copyright held by the University of Queensland Fryer Library.
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Image - Dorothy Hill
Description: Portrait of Dorothy Hill in academic robes from the Fryer Library University of Queensland Photograph Collection, UQFL466, Box 18, AL/P/11 Date: before 1954 Source: Portrait of Dorothy Hill in academic robes Author: Unknown
Wikimedia Commons: File:Portrait of Dorothy Hill in academic robes.jpg
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Image - Dorothy Hill
Description: Dorothy Hill on geological excursions in the Brisbane Valley, 1928-1929. Date: 1929 Source: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196307 Author: The University of Queensland
Wikimedia Commons: File:Dorothy Hill with horse, Walter during a geological excursion c. 1929.jpg
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References
Simpson, Andrew. (25th anniversary 1974-1999). The Work and Type Collections of the Australian Palaeontologist, Professor Dorothy Hill (1907-1997). Curator Geological Curators’ Group, volume 7, number 2, Pages cover, 1, 51-63.
Australian Institute of Political Science (now Australian Institute of Policy and Science). “Queensland Tall Poppies in Science: Dorothy Hill (1907-1997)”.
Campbell, Ken. “Obituary: Dorothy Hill”. Retrieved from WISENET Journal, issue 45.
(1987, December). Geology Library Fund Appeal honours Professor Dorothy Hill. Alumni News, 14.
McKay, Judith. (1997). Brilliant Careers: Women Collectors and Illustrators in Queensland. Brisbane: Queensland Museum. Pages 47-49.
Gregory, Helen. (1987). Vivant Professores: Distinguished members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940. St Lucia: University of Queensland Library. Pages 51-58.
The Australian Women's Register. “Hill, Dorothy (1907 - 1997)”. accessed 2 January 2020.
Wikipedia. “Dorothy Hill”. accessed 2 January 2020.
Encyclopedia of Australian Science. “Hill, Dorothy (1907 - 1997).” accessed 2 January 2020.
