Doctor Nancy Tyson Burbidge
Botanist
- Born
- 5 August 1912, Cleckheaton (Yorkshire), England
- Died
- 4 March 1977, Garran, Australian Capital Territory
- Sex
- Female
- Father
- The Revd William Burbidge (CofE priest)
- Mother
- Mary Eleanor Simmonds (schoolteacher)
Degrees
| 1937 | Bachelor of Science with Honours | The University of Western Australia |
| 1945 | Master of Science | The University of Western Australia |
Career
- DSc WA 1961.
- Botanist and conservationist.
- Asst Agronomist, Waite Ag Research Institute, Adel 1943-46.
- Systematic Botanist (later Curator, Herbarium Australiense), CSIR/CSIRO 1946-53.
- Snr Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO 1967-77.
- AM 1976.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/burbidge-nancy-tyson-9624
Other Online: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002283b.htm
Other:
- CSIROpedia.