18 Facts About Doris Mackinnon

Doris Mackinnon was a Scottish zoologist and academic.

Doris Livingston Mackinnon was born on 30 September 1883 in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Doris Mackinnon's father, Lachlan Mackinnon, was an advocate and Consular Agent for France and Belgium.

Doris Mackinnon was awarded the "Carnegie scholarship" which enabled her to study for a year under Richard Hertwig in Munich.

Doris Mackinnon returned to Aberdeen in 1908, where she was an assistant to John Arthur Thomson at the University of Aberdeen.

Doris Mackinnon became the acting head of the University's zoological department.

In 1919, Doris Mackinnon joined King's College London as a lecturer under Arthur Dendy.

When Julian Huxley resigned as Chair of Zoology in 1927, Doris Mackinnon stepped up to the role which held the title of Professor.

In doing so, Doris Mackinnon became the first female chair at King's College.

Doris Mackinnon's department produced notable academics such as Francis Brambell.

Doris Mackinnon fell ill before it was published, and died from a stroke on 10 September 1956.

Between May 1917 and May 1918, Doris Mackinnon worked at the University War Hospital in Southampton with William Fletcher from the Royal Army Medical Corps, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of dysentery.

Doris Mackinnon published over 40 academic papers, primarily on parasitic species of protozoa.

Doris Mackinnon had a reputation for her skill as a lecturer, which stemmed from her time at University College, Dundee.

Doris Mackinnon gave broadcast talks for schools and numerous lectures, with a reputation that she never repeated a lecture in 30 years of teaching.

Doris Mackinnon set up a research centre in protozoology, the only non-medical protozoological research centre in UK.

When Doris Mackinnon retired in 1949, she was elected professor emeritus of King's College.

Doris Mackinnon became a fellow of the Linnean Society of London and served on their council.