Duigan, Suzanne Lawless (1924–1993)
Duigan, Suzanne Lawless (1924–1993)
Australian botanist and aviator. Name variations: Sue Duigan. Born Suzanne Lawless Duigan, July 7, 1924, in Colac, Australia; died May 1993 in East Melbourne; dau. of Reginald Charles Duigan and Phyllis Mary Duigan; niece of aviator John Duigan; Melbourne University, BSc, MSc in botany; Cambridge, PhD, 1954.
Pioneer palynologist, contributed to the knowledge of Tertiary flora of eastern Australia; became lecturer in botany at Melbourne University (1960), then senior lecturer; colloborated with Isobel Cookson on several papers; took up flying at age 36, gaining pilot's license (1970).
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