Gretna Margaret Weste

Gretna Margaret Weste
Born(1917-09-05)5 September 1917
Dumfries, Scotland [1]
Died30 August 2006(2006-08-30) (aged 88)
NationalityAustralian
EducationDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Science (DSc)
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia (AM) (1989), Australasian Plant Pathology Society Medal (1995)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Plant Pathology, mycology
InstitutionsUniversity of Melbourne

Gretna Margaret Weste AM (5 September 1917 – 30 August 2006) was a leading scientist noted for her work in plant pathology and mycology, specifically with Phytophthora cinnamomi.[2]

  1. ^ Walker, Rosanne (4 July 2012). "Biographical Entry: Weste, Gretna Margaret (1917-2006)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ Weste, Gretna Margaret (1917–2006) in The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia