Elizabeth Coxen

This article is about Elizabeth Frances Coxen (née Isaac). For her sister-in-law and illustrator Elizabeth Gould (nee Coxen), see Elizabeth Gould (illustrator).

Elizabeth Frances Coxen née Isaac (1825–1906) was an Australian naturalist and meteorologist.

Scientific interests

After the death of her husband, Charles Coxen, she became the first female elected a member of the Royal Society of Queensland.[1][2]

Later life

Elizabeth Coxen, headstone, Tingalpa Anglican cemetery, 2005

Elizabeth Coxen died on 10 August 1906 and was buried with her husband in the cemetery of Christ Church in Tingalpa.

Her friends commissioned a plaque commemorating her at St John the Baptist Anglican Church at Bulimba.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Coxen, Elizabeth Frances (1825 - 1906)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Chisholm, A. H. "Coxen, Charles (1809–1876)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre for Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elizabeth Coxen". Monument Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

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