Agnes Marion Moodie | |
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Born | Arbroath, Scotland | 6 October 1881
Died | 1969 (aged 87–88) Hove, England |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
Known for | research on alkylated sugars with James Irvine first female chemistry graduate of the University of St Andrews |
Awards | Berry Scholarship in Science, Carnegie Scholar |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of St Andrews |
Agnes Marion Moodie (6 October 1881 - 1969) was a Scottish chemist and the first female chemistry graduate from the University of St Andrews.
Agnes Marion Moodie was born in Arbroath on 6 October 1881,[1] one of at least two children born to Robert Moodie, a founder of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society,[2] who taught mathematics and physical science at Arbroath High School, and Mary Lithgow Mackintosh, daughter of Donald Mackintosh, a schoolmaster from Shotts, Lanarkshire.[3] Moodie had a younger brother William Moodie born on 15 March 1886.[3]
Moodie and her brother studied at the University of St Andrews where she was the first female student of chemistry.[4] Moodie gained an MA in 1902, a BSc in 1903, and graduated in 1904 with first class honours in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy.[5] After graduating, she remained at the University of St Andrews, where she undertook research with James Irvine. Moodie and Irvine co-authored a number of papers on alkylated sugars[1] between 1905 and 1908.[6] In 1905 Moodie was awarded a Berry Scholarship in Science,[7] and in 1807 she received a Carnegie Scholarship.[1] Moodie also campaigned for women to be admitted as fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry.[8]
After leaving the University of St Andrews, Moodie worked for the Ministry of Education until her retirement in 1946.[1] Following her retirement, Moodie took up residence in Hove, where she remained until her death in 1969.