Background
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.
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Mary Elizabeth White
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University of Cape Town.
Career
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.
She is the author of:
The Greening of Gondwana (1986)
Listen..Our Land is Crying (1997)
Running Down: Water in a Changing Land (2000), was shortlisted for a Eureka Prize
Earth Alive! From Microbes to a Living Planet (2003)
In 2003, White moved to a large forested property at Johns River, New South Wales. She established a covenant to protect the land and preserve its biodiversity.
Achievements
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After the Greening: The browning of Australia (1994), received a Eureka Prize White received 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. She was awarded the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science"s Mueller Medal in 2001. In 2009, she was named to the Order of Australia.
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Nationality
Australian
Education
Awards
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Mueller Medal; Conservation award; Order of Australia; Eureka Prize; the Riversleigh medal
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service.