Mary Ellinor Lucy Archer | |
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| Born | 13 November 1893 Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 3 May 1979 (aged 85) Toorak, Victoria, Australia |
| Alma mater | Melbourne University |
| Known for | CSIRO's first woman scientist |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, librarianship |
| Institutions | CSIRO |
Mary Ellinor Lucy Archer MBE (13 November 1893 – 3 May 1979) was an Australian scientist. She was the first woman scientist of the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and served as its chief librarian from 1923 to 1954, for which she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1956.[1]