Margaret di Menna
Dr Margaret di Menna ONZM | |
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| Born | Margaret Elaine di Menna 8 July 1923 |
| Died | 24 March 2014 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Microbiologist |
Margaret Elaine di Menna ONZM (8 July 1923 – 24 March 2014) was a New Zealand microbiologist. In 1954 she became the first woman to gain a Doctor of Philosophy degree from a New Zealand university. Her doctoral thesis at the University of Otago was entitled "Yeasts of the human body, their nature and relationship".[1] She had previously graduated with a MSc(Hons) from the same institution in 1948.[2]
In the 1997 New Year Honours, di Menna was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to microbiology.[3] In 2011, the reading room at Abbey College at the University of Otago was named in her honour.[4]
She died in Hamilton in 2014.[5]
References
- ^ Page, Dot (2012). "First of the few: an unsuitable degree for a woman?" (PDF). New Zealand Federation of University Women Canterbury Branch Newsletter (April): 5. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "New Year honours list 1997". http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Awards and achievements". http://www.agresearch.co.nz/. AgResearch. April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Dr Margaret di Menna obituary". New Zealand Herald. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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