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Life Summary

Name	Joyce Winifred Vickery
Born	15 December, 1908 Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 May, 1979 (aged 70) Cheltenham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (not specified)
Religious Influence	Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Vickery, Ebenezer (grandfather) Vickery, Ebenezer Frank (cousin) Bradley, Stephen Leslie (related entry)
Education *	Methodist Ladies' College (Sydney) (student, 1922-1926) University of Sydney (student, ?-1958) University of Sydney (student, 1927-1932)
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1931-1936) New South Wales, Australia botanist (1931-1979) New South Wales, Australia conservationist (1931-1979) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (ambulance driver) National Emergency Services (ambulance driver)
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1962) Clarke Medal (Royal Society of New South Wales) (recipient, 1964)
Legacies *	Joyce Vickery Fund (Linnean Society of NSW) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Linnean Society of New South Wales (member, 1930-1979) Sydney University Biology Society (member, 1930-1934) Sydney University Biology Society (president, 1934-1934) Royal Society of New South Wales (member, 1935-1979) Linnean Society of New South Wales (honorary treasurer, 1971-1978)
Key Places *	Elouera Bushland Reserve (NSW) (trustee) Kosciusko State Park (NSW) (supporter) Muogamarra Sanctuary (NSW) (supporter)
Workplaces *	National Herbarium of New South Wales (botanist, 1936-1968) Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew, London) (botanist, 1937-1938) National Herbarium of New South Wales (honorary research fellow, 1973-1979)

* Dates are approximate