Dame Margaret Blackwood
Geneticist
- Born
- 26 April 1909, South Yarra, Victoria
- Died
- 1 June 1986, East Melbourne, Victoria
- Sex
- Female
- Father
- Robert Leslie Blackwood [qv]
- Mother
- Muriel Pearl Henry (schoolteacher)
Degrees
| 1938 | Bachelor of Science | The University of Melbourne |
| 1939 | Master of Science | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- LLD hc Melb 1983, PhD Cantab 1954.
- Botanist and geneticist.
- Reader in Genetics and Deputy Chancellor, UMelb.
- MBE 1964, DBE 1981.
Military service
- Second World War: Wing Officer RAAF.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/blackwood-dame-margaret-12218
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002194b.htm
Other:
- DVA.