Eve Fesl | |
|---|---|
| Born | Evelyn Serico 1930 or 1931 (age 93–94) |
| Nationality | Gubbi Gubbi and Gungulu |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Known for | First Indigenous Australian to receive a PhD from an Australian university |
| Notable work | Fesl, Eve D (1993), Conned!, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-2497-3 |
Eve Mumewa Doreen Fesl AM, (born Evelyn Serico in 1930 or 1931), is an academic in sociolinguistic policy and implementation and the first Indigenous Australian to receive a PhD from an Australian university in 1989. She is a member of both the Gubbi Gubbi (through her mother) and Gungulu (through her father) nations.[1]
She lectures at the Queensland University of Technology's Oodgeroo Unit.[2]