Phyllis Margery Anderson
Phyllis Margery Anderson | |
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Born | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia | 13 January 1901
Died | 29 November 1957 | (aged 56)
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Occupation | Pathologist |
Years active | 1926–1957 |
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Medical career | |
Research | gastroenteritis, glycogen-accumulation disease, diphtheria, malaria, tuberculosis, whooping-cough |
Phyllis Margery Anderson (13 January 1901 – 29 November 1957) was an Australian
Early life
The only child of James Robert Anderson, a medical practitioner, and Mary Kendall,
Career
She became a pathologist, at the
In 1928, Anderson founded the Medical Women's Society of New South Wales and she served as its president from 1945 to 1946.[1]
Personal life
In her personal life Phyllis Anderson had a deep interest in music, dancing and literature, making a contribution to the development of training for ballet in Australia. She was a member of the overseas advisory committee of the then Royal Academy of Dance,[2] providing medical advice on the award of the overseas scholarships and assisting in the arrangements for the celebrated tour of Dame Margot Fonteyn in 1957.[3]
Later life
Upon her death Anderson made gifts of £500 each to the
References
- ^ a b c d "Anderson, Phyllis Margery (1901–1957)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538.
- ^ a b "RACP: College Roll". members.racp.edu.au. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ a b "RACP: College Roll". members.racp.edu.au. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Doctor Leaves Fortune To University". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 May 1958. p. 7 – via Sydney Morning Herald (and Sun-Herald) Archive 1955 - Feb 1995.
External links
- "Medical Women's Society of N.S.W". Medical Women's Society of N.S.W. Retrieved 5 September 2016.