Mary Agard Pocock

Synopsis
President of the Grahamstown branch of the South African Association of University Women
First name
Mary
Middle name
Agard
Last name
Pocock
Date of birth
31-December-1886
Location of birth
Rondebosch, Cape Town,South Africa
Date of death
10-July-1977
Location of death
Grahamstown,Eastern Cape,South Africa
Gender
Female

Pocock started her studies in botany at the University of London and obtained a BSc in 1908. In 1913 she returned to South Africa, and four years later returned to England to study at Cambridge. However, at this point Cambridge did not award degrees to women, so she obtained her Honours degree in 1921 from the University of London. She then returned to South Africa where she lectured at various universities and carried out research. She also attended numerous international congresses. She spent some time in the USA doing research on algae.

During World War II she was a member of the South African Women’s Auxiliary Service. Pocock was part of the South African Association of University Women, and was the first president of the Grahamstown branch.

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