Elizabeth Ripper

Elizabeth Arnold Ripper (7 September 1909 – June 2004) was an Australian geologist, significant for her work in stromatoporoids.

Elizabeth or Betty, as she was generally referred to, was born in Melbourne, Australia.^[1] She attended Melbourne High School from 1925 to 1927. Ripper became interested in geology after attending classes in it at school in 1925. Her family were unable to dissuade her from pursuing it at university.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Turner, Susan (2005). "Dr Elizabeth Arnold Ripper 1909-2004: early 20th century Victorian palaeontologist. In Memoriam". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 117 (2): xlix–liv. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[:0-1] Turner, Susan (2005). "Dr Elizabeth Arnold Ripper 1909-2004: early 20th century Victorian palaeontologist. In Memoriam". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 117 (2): xlix–liv. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

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