Joyce Allan born 8 April 1896 and died on 31 August 1966. Joyce Allan was an Australian Conchologist and Scientific Illustrator. Allen married Hector Walker Kirkpatrick. Her parents were Joseph Stuart Allan and Florence Fountain Allan,
Allan was born Catherine Mabel Joyce Allan in Balmain Sydney She was the eighth child of Florence Fountain Allan and Joseph Stuart Allan.
During her time at secondary school, she often visited the Australian Museum and would sort shells for Charles Hedley. Allan was appointed as a temporary employee at the Australia Museum in February 1917 and worked as an assistant to Charles Hedley. She was initially responsible for assisting with the curation of the conchology collection as well as providing illustrations for scientific papers written by other museum staff.
Allan was a talented artist and exhibited artwork with the Royal Art Society of New South Wales. As time progressed she gained more expertise in mollusks and began writing scientific articles. She signed both her artwork and her scientific papers "Joyce K. Allan". Most of her published papers were related to the subclass Opisthobranchia.
In 1920 Allan obtained a permanent position at the museum upon the resignation of Hedley in 1924, was responsible for the Australia Museum's conchology section.
Allan wrote articles in the Australian Museum Magazine and contributed to the Australian encyclopedia. During the Second World War, she worked in the National Emergency Services and was appointed assistant to the superintendent of air-raid precautions
In 1943 Allan was elected a fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, and in doing so became the first woman to achieve this honor.
In early 1949 Allan was appointed a curator of shells for the Museum and while holding that position attended gatherings of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science.
In 1949 she also attended the Pacific Science Congress in New Zealand and in 1953 traveled to Copenhagen to attend the International Congress of Zoology.
Allan retired from her position at the Museum of Australia in June 1956 as a result of suffering from ill health.
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Joyce Allen
Allan was born Catherine Mabel Joyce Allan in Balmain Sydney She was the eighth child of Florence Fountain Allan and Joseph Stuart Allan.
During her time at secondary school, she often visited the Australian Museum and would sort shells for Charles Hedley. Allan was appointed as a temporary employee at the Australia Museum in February 1917 and worked as an assistant to Charles Hedley. She was initially responsible for assisting with the curation of the conchology collection as well as providing illustrations for scientific papers written by other museum staff.
Allan was a talented artist and exhibited artwork with the Royal Art Society of New South Wales. As time progressed she gained more expertise in mollusks and began writing scientific articles. She signed both her artwork and her scientific papers "Joyce K. Allan". Most of her published papers were related to the subclass Opisthobranchia.
In 1920 Allan obtained a permanent position at the museum upon the resignation of Hedley in 1924, was responsible for the Australia Museum's conchology section.
Allan wrote articles in the Australian Museum Magazine and contributed to the Australian encyclopedia. During the Second World War, she worked in the National Emergency Services and was appointed assistant to the superintendent of air-raid precautions
In 1943 Allan was elected a fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, and in doing so became the first woman to achieve this honor.
In early 1949 Allan was appointed a curator of shells for the Museum and while holding that position attended gatherings of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science.
In 1949 she also attended the Pacific Science Congress in New Zealand and in 1953 traveled to Copenhagen to attend the International Congress of Zoology.
Allan retired from her position at the Museum of Australia in June 1956 as a result of suffering from ill health.
Joyce Allen
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