Constance Margaret Eardley

Born: 6 September 1910, Australia
Died: 15 May 1978
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA

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Constance Eardley, a systematic botanist, was a Lecturer in Botany, at the University of Adelaide 1933-1971 and Curator of the two university herbaria. She also conducted her own research, in the areas of sphagnum bogs, swamp vegetation, arid zone plants and cytology.

Chronology
1933 – 1949
Career position – Co-curator of the herbaria at the Waite Institute and the Botany Department, University of Adelaide, South Australia
1943 – 1966
Career position – Lecturer in Systematic Botany, University of Adelaide
1947 – 1951?
Career position – Editor, Australasian herbarium news
1966 – 1971
Career position – Senior Lecturer in Systematic Botany, University of Adelaide