| 词条 | Mary E. White |
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She was born in South Africa, grew up in southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and received a master's degree in paleobotany from the University of Cape Town.[2] She married Bill White, a geologist; the couple came to Australia in 1955.[1] White worked as a consultant for the Bureau of Mineral Resources in Canberra until the 1980s; she also consulted on a part-time basis for mining companies. In 1975, she was hired as a research associate for the Australian Museum; she established a collection of 12,000 specimens of plant fossils for the museum.[2] White began writing large format, well illustrated science books after her husband passed away in 1981. She was the author of:
White received honorary doctorates from four Australian Universities,[1] plus the Riversleigh medal in 1999 for "excellence in promoting understanding of Australian prehistory". In 2010, she received a Lifetime of Conservation award from the Australian Geographic Society.[3] She was awarded the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science's Mueller Medal in 2001. In 2009, she was made a Member the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to botany as a researcher and through the promotion of increased understanding and awareness of the natural world".[4][5] In 2003, White purchased a large forested property, Falls Forest Retreat, approximately halfway between Taree and Port Macquarie in New South Wales; she established a covenant to protect the land and preserve its biodiversity.[3] In 2013 she sold the property but with the covenant it can never be disturbed. In her later years White suffered from vascular dementia and a stroke and went to live with her daughter and her daughter's husband between in Bundanoon, New South Wales between 2014 and 2016. In 2016, following another stroke she moved to a nearby aged-care centre. On 5 August 2018, White was found dead in her room at the Warrigal aged care complex. Her daughter, Barbara Eckersley, has been charged with her murder; at her bail hearing, her barrister maintained that his client had the "belief that the aged-care centre weren't able to deal with Dr White's agitation and pain".[6][7][8] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://open.abc.net.au/explore/59178 |title=Eighty five years of researching life on Earth |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company |last=Dolsen |first=Brett |date=31 October 2013}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Mary E}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.climatechangeaustralia.org/Our_Patron.html |title=Our Patron – Dr Mary E. White |publisher=Climate Change Australia}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2010/10/2010-ag-awards-lifetime-of-conservation-mary-white/ |title=2010 AG Awards Lifetime of Conservation: Mary White |date=6 October 2010 |publisher=Australian Geographic Society}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2009/Media%20Notes%20AM%20%28M-Z%29%20%28final%29.pdf |title=The Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours List |page=108 |publisher=Governor-General of Australia}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1140907|title=White, Mary Elizabeth|last=|first=|date=|website=honours.pmc.gov.au|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-08-09}} 6. ^{{cite news |title=Renowned scientist Mary White allegedly murdered by her daughter |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-09/scientist-mary-white-allegedly-murdered-by-daughter/10093956 |accessdate=10 August 2018 |work=ABC News |date=9 August 2018 |language=en-AU}} 7. ^{{cite news |title=Loss of a national treasure: Woman, 92, who was 'murdered by her daughter' revealed to be an award-winning scientist and author who was honoured with the Order of Australia |url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/loss-of-a-national-treasure-woman-92-who-was-murdered-by-her-daughter-revealed-to-be-an-award-winning-scientist-and-author-who-was-honoured-with-the-order-of-australia/ar-BBLG2y1 |accessdate=9 August 2018 |work=www.msn.com |date=9 August 2018 |language=en-AU}} 8. ^{{cite news |title=Scientist Mary White's daughter, charged with her murder at aged-care facility, granted bail |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-10/scientist-mary-white-daughter-granted-bail-over-murder-charge/10107158 |accessdate=10 August 2018 |work=ABC News |date=10 August 2018 |language=en-AU}} 22 : 1926 births|2018 deaths|Australian botanists|Paleobotanists|Australian conservationists|Australian science writers|Australian women scientists|Women botanists|Women conservationists|Women science writers|Members of the Order of Australia|University of Cape Town alumni|South African emigrants to Australia|People murdered in New South Wales|20th-century Australian scientists|21st-century Australian scientists|20th-century botanists|21st-century botanists|20th-century women scientists|21st-century women scientists|20th-century women writers|21st-century women writers |
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