Mabel Josephine Mackerras

Mabel Josephine (Jo) Mackerras (7 August 1896 – 8 October 1971) was an Australian zoologist.

Josephine (the name she used) was born on 7 August 1896 at Deception Bay, Caboolture District, Queensland, elder child of Thomas Lane Bancroft.

The wife of Ian Murray Mackerras, Josephine was awarded the Clarke Medal in 1965.[1] In 1966, she was elected a fellow of the Australian Society of Parasitology.[1]

Awards
Preceded by
Joyce Winifred Vickery		 Clarke Medal
1965 		Succeeded by
Dorothy Hill

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mackerras, Mabel Josephine (Jo) (1896–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 28 April 2012.