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Dorothy Hill

Dorothy Hill, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (died 1997)

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Born
September 10, 1907
Died
April 23, 1997
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1907

About Dorothy Hill

Dorothy Hill, was an Australian geologist and palaeontologist, the first female professor at an Australian university, and the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science. Dorothy Hill, (10 September 1907 – 23 April 1997) was an Australian geologist and palaeontologist, the first female professor at an Australian university, and the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science. She attended Coorparoo State School, and then won a scholarship to attend Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Australian universities did not begin awarding PhDs until 1948 (with the first at UQ being awarded in 1950).

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Dorothy Hill timeline

  1. Dorothy Hill, (10 September 1907 – 23 April 1997) was an Australian geologist and palaeontologist, the first female professor at an Australian university, and the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science.
  2. Australian universities did not begin awarding PhDs until 1948 (with the first at UQ being awarded in 1950).

The world when Dorothy Hill was born

Dorothy Hill was born in 1907. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dorothy Hill's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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