Elizabeth Coxen
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Frances Coxen née Isaac (1825–1906) was an Australia
n naturalist
and meteorologist.
After the death of her husband, Charles Coxen
, she became the first female elected a member of the Royal Society of Queensland
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
and meteorologist.
After the death of her husband, Charles Coxen
Charles Coxen
Charles Coxen was an Australian naturalist and politician. He was a brother-in-law of John Gould who had married his sister Elizabeth....
, she became the first female elected a member of the Royal Society of Queensland
Royal Society of Queensland
The Royal Society of Queensland was formed in Queensland, Australia in 1884, with royal patronage granted in 1885.The aim of the Society is "Increasing awareness of natural sciences in Queensland"....
.
External links
- Gravestone, Tingalpa Christ Church (Anglican) cemetery, Brisbane
