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Jan Watson
Jeannette Esther "Jan" Watson née Perkins (12 October 1927 – 7 November 2021) was an Australian marine biologist and invertebrate zoologist who was born in Ballarat. She is best known for her work on the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of Hydrozoa (hydroids) and for being one of the first female Scuba diving, Scuba divers in Australia. Career Jan Watson was the first female geology student to graduate from the Ballarat School of Mines campus of Federation University Australia in 1947 and received two higher degrees for research into marine Hydrozoa: she received the first master's degree awarded by the Victoria Institute of Colleges in 1970 and a PhD from Deakin University. Watson was nominated as Distinguished Alumna of Federation University Australia in 2019. In 2020 she was made Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to marine science and ecology, and to professional associations. Jan Watson learned to Scuba dive beginning in 1958 as a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums Victoria
Museums Victoria is an organisation which operates three major state-owned museums in Melbourne, Victoria: the Melbourne Museum, the Immigration Museum and Scienceworks Museum. It also manages the Royal Exhibition Building and a storage facility in Melbourne's City of Moreland. History The museum traces its history back to the establishment of the "Museum of Natural and Economic Geology" by the Government of Victoria, William Blandowski and others in 1854. The Library, Museums and National Gallery Act 1869 incorporated the Museums with the Public Library and the National Gallery of Victoria; but this administrative connection was severed in 1944 when the Public Library, National Gallery and Museums Act came into force, and they became four separate institutions once again. Museums Victoria was founded in its current form under the Australian Museums Act (1983). Currently, Museums Victoria's State Collections holds over 17 million items, including objects relating to In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
