Dorothy Hill

Dorothy Hill
AC CBE FAA FRS
Hill, with horse, Walter, c.1929
Born(1907-09-10)10 September 1907
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died23 April 1997(1997-04-23) (aged 89)
Brisbane, Australia
EducationCoorparoo State School, Brisbane Girls Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Queensland, Newnham College, University of Cambridge
AwardsW. R. Browne Medal, Clarke Medal, Lyell Medal, CBE, AC
Scientific career
FieldsGeology, Palaeontology
InstitutionsUniversity of Queensland
Doctoral advisorGertrude Elles
Other academic advisorsHenry Caselli Richards

Dorothy Hill, AC, CBE, FAA, FRS[1] (10 September 1907 – 23 April 1997) was an Australian geologist and palaeontologist, the first female professor at an Australian university, and the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science.[2]

  1. ^ Campbell, K. S. W.; Jell, J. S. (1999). "Dorothy Hill, A.C., C.B.E. 10 September 1907 -- 23 April 1997: Elected F.R.S. 1965". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 45: 195–217. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AAS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).