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'''Mary Douglas Tindale''' (19 September 1920 – 31 March 2011) was an [[Australia]]n [[botanist]] specialising in [[pteridology]] (ferns) and the genera ''[[Acacia]]'' and ''[[Glycine (genus)|Glycine]]''. |
'''Mary Douglas Tindale''' (19 September 1920 – 31 March 2011) was an [[Australia]]n [[botanist]] specialising in [[pteridology]] (ferns) and the genera ''[[Acacia]]'' and ''[[Glycine (genus)|Glycine]]''. |
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Tindale was born in [[Randwick, New South Wales]], the only child of George Harold Tindale and Grace Matilda Tindale. She attended primary school in New York while her father served as British Ambassador to the United States. She returned to Sydney, Australia to attend high school at [[Abbotsleigh]].<ref name="Farrant 2011">{{cite web|last=Farrant|first=Penny|title=Mary Tindale: 1920–2011|url=http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/about_us/our_people/research_associates/Mary_Tindale|work=7 April 2011|publisher=The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust|accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> |
Tindale was born in [[Randwick, New South Wales]], the only child of George Harold Tindale and Grace Matilda Tindale. She attended primary school in New York while her father served as British Ambassador to the United States. She returned to Sydney, Australia to attend high school at [[Abbotsleigh]].<ref name="Farrant 2011">{{cite web|last=Farrant|first=Penny|title=Mary Tindale: 1920–2011|url=http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/about_us/our_people/research_associates/Mary_Tindale|work=7 April 2011|publisher=The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust|accessdate=1 October 2012}}</ref> |
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Tindale earned a BS in Botany with Honours from [[Sydney University]], as well as a master's degree from the same school. She became Assistant Botanist at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney]] in 1944 and later served as the [[Australian Botanical Liaison Officer]] at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] from 1949–1951<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/fern-expert-aided-advance-of-botany-20110422-1drcl.html|title=Fern expert aided advance of botany|date=2011-04-23|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2017-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref>. After completing her Doctor of Science, she was also appointed the first principal research scientist at [[NSW Public Works]]. She retired from the Gardens in Sydney in 1983 after 39 years of service there.<ref name="Farrant 2011" /> |
Tindale earned a BS in Botany with Honours from [[Sydney University]], as well as a master's degree from the same school. She became Assistant Botanist at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney]] in 1944 and later served as the [[Australian Botanical Liaison Officer]] at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] from 1949–1951<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/fern-expert-aided-advance-of-botany-20110422-1drcl.html|title=Fern expert aided advance of botany|date=2011-04-23|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2017-10-10|language=en-US}}</ref>. After completing her Doctor of Science, she was also appointed the first principal research scientist at [[NSW Public Works]]. She retired from the Gardens in Sydney in 1983 after 39 years of service there.<ref name="Farrant 2011" /> |
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Mary Douglas Tindale (19 September 1920 – 31 March 2011) was an Australian botanist specialising in pteridology (ferns) and the genera Acacia and Glycine.
Tindale was born in Randwick, New South Wales, the only child of George Harold Tindale and Grace Matilda Tindale. She attended primary school in New York while her father served as British Ambassador to the United States. She returned to Sydney, Australia to attend high school at Abbotsleigh.[1]
Tindale earned a BS in Botany with Honours from Sydney University, as well as a master's degree from the same school. She became Assistant Botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney in 1944 and later served as the Australian Botanical Liaison Officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1949–1951[2]. After completing her Doctor of Science, she was also appointed the first principal research scientist at NSW Public Works. She retired from the Gardens in Sydney in 1983 after 39 years of service there.[1]
Tindale died in 2011.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Farrant, Penny. "Mary Tindale: 1920–2011". 7 April 2011. The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fern expert aided advance of botany". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Tindale.
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