Crespin, Irene

Also known as
Crespin, I. (Irene)
Crespin, Irene (1896-1980)
Field of activity
Scientist; geologist; palaeontologist; public servant; Micropalaeontologist and Geologist
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Biographies

CRESPIN, IRENE (1896-1980), geologist and micropalaeontologist, was born on 12 November 1896 at Kew, Melbourne, daughter of Godwin George Crespin, auctioneer, and his wife Eliza Jane, née Kitchen, both Victorian born. Educated at Mansfield Agricultural High School where her interest in geological sciences was stimulated by the headmaster Charles Fenner, Irene cherished unfulfilled hopes for a career as a musician. Intending to become a teacher, she enrolled at the University of Melbourne (B.A., 1919). Her decision to read geology brought her under the influence of Frederick Chapman, palaeontologist at the National Museum of Victoria and a lecturer at the university. President of the Students' Representative Council in 1918, Crespin undertook further studies after graduating and worked for the Geological Survey of Victoria.

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Irene Crespin was a micropalaeontologist. After graduating from the University of Melbourne in 1919, she worked for the Geological Survey of Victoria, describing macro and micro-fossils found in sediment on the Mornington Peninsula. In 1927 she was appointed assistant palaeontologist to Frederick Chapman in the Geological Branch of the Department of Home Affairs. She succeeded him as Commonwealth palaeontologist in 1935, at half his salary.

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Irene Crespin was Commonwealth palaeontologist from 1936. She travelled widely in Australia and to Java and Sumatra carrying out important research. Crespin collected fossils for analysis and studied rock and sediment formations. She chaired the Canberra branch of the Territories Division of the Geological Society of Australia in 1955 and was president of the Royal Society of Canberra in 1957. Both institutions granted her honorary life membership in appreciation of her work.

  • 1919 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne
  • 1927 - 1936 Career position - Assistant Commonwealth Palaeontologist
  • 1936 - 1961 Career position - Commonwealth Palaeontologist
  • 1953 Award - Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal received
  • 1956 Award - Royal Society of New South Wales Clarke Medal received
  • 1960 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
  • 1961 Life event - Retired
  • 1962 Award - Award of Merit received from the Commonwealth Professional Officers' Association
  • 1969 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
  • 1973 - Career position - Honorary member of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science

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Selected resources (12)

Australian Dictionary of Biography Online

  1. 'Crespin, Irene (1896 - 1980)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, pp 532-533.
    Margaret E. Bartlett
    [1993]
    Published: Melbourne University Press

Australian Women's Register

  1. Memoirs of a Micro-palaeontologist
    Crespin, Irene
    [1980]
    Published: Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology & Geophysics
  2. 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology
    Radi, Heather
    [1988]
    Published: Women's Redress Press
  3. Crespin, Irene (1896-1981)Australian Dictionary of Biography Online : Crespin, Irene (1896-1981)
    Bartlett, Margaret E.
    [2006]
    Published: Australian National University
    Series: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130593b.htm

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. 200 Australian Women: a Redress Anthology
    Radi, H.
    [1988]
    Published: Women's Redress Press Inc
  2. Crespin, Irene (1896-1980), Geologist and MicropalaeontologistAustralian Dictionary of Biography John Ritchie 13 532-533 : Crespin, Irene (1896-1980), Geologist and Micropalaeontologist
    Bartlett, Margaret
    [1993]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
  3. Irene Crespin (1896-1980) micropalaeontologist200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology Heather Radi : Irene Crespin (1896-1980) micropalaeontologist
    Bartlett, Margaret
    [1988]
    Published: Women's Redress Press Inc
  4. 150 Years, 150 Stories: Irene CrespinUni News 11 23 4 : 150 Years, 150 Stories: Irene Crespin
    Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter
    [2002]
  5. Chapman, Frederick (1864-1943), palaeontologistAustralian Dictionary of Biography Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 7 612 : Chapman, Frederick (1864-1943), palaeontologist
    Crespin, Irene
    [1979]
    Published: Melbourne University Press
  6. Recollections on the Growth of Commonwealth Interest in the Geological SciencesRecords of the Australian Academy of Science 2 2 29-46 : Recollections on the Growth of Commonwealth Interest in the Geological Sciences
    Crespin, Irene
    [1972]
  7. Who's Who in Australia 1944
    Alexander, John A.
    [1944]
    Published: The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd
  8. 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne
    Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter
    [2003]
    Published: Department of History, University of Melbourne

Resources by Irene Crespin (34)

  1. Ramblings of a micro-palaeontologist / by Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1975 ]
    At 5 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.696)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.696)

  2. Dr Irene Crespin - memoirs of a micropalaeontologist
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1980 ]
    At Geoscience Australia
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.224)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.224)

  3. Papers of Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Unpublished : 1921-1980 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.107)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.107)

  4. Memoirs of a micropalaeontologist / Dr. Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1980 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15.396)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15.396)

  5. Lower Cretaceous arenaceous foraminifera of Australia / by Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1963 ]
    At 9 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.657)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.657)

  6. Catalogue of fossil type and figured specimens in Tasmania / by Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Article : 1964 ]
    At 6 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 9.027)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 9.027)

  7. The stratigraphy of the Tertiary marine rocks in Gippsland, Victoria / By Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1943 ]
    At 8 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 9.021)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 9.021)

  8. A study of Australian diatomites : with special reference to their possible value as filter media / by Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1947 ]
    At 7 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.791)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.791)

  9. Permian foraminifera of Australia / by Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1958 ]
    At 10 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.431)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.431)

  10. Collected papers - geology / by Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Thesis : 1960 ]
    At 2 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.366)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 8.366)

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  1. Ramblings of a micro-palaeontologist / by Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1975 ]
    At 5 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.657)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.657)

  2. [Biographical cuttings on Dr Irene Crespin, former secretary of the Royal Society of Canberra, awarded OBE in 1969 for public service, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.665)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.665)

  3. Dr Irene Crespin - memoirs of a micropalaeontologist
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1980 ]
    At Geoscience Australia
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.072)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.072)

  4. Papers of Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Unpublished : 1921-1980 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.923)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.923)

  5. Memoirs of a micropalaeontologist / Dr. Irene Crespin
    Crespin, Irene
    [ Book : 1980 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15.287)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 15.287)

  6. The Crespin volume : essays in honour of Irene Crespin / compiled by D.J. Belford and V. Scheibnerová
    Belford, D. J. (Denis James)
    [ Book : 1978 ]
    At 11 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 12.1)

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    ... ROYAL SOCIETY ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT '' ' f THE PRESIDENT of the Royal Society of Australia, Dr. A. R. Hogg (right), it congratulated by "the retiring president, Dr. D. F. Waterhouse, and the secretary, Miss Irene Crespin, after the annual meeting on Wednesday night. ' . I ... 47 words
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