Carrie Derick

Carrie Derick
Derick in Toronto at a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, August 1924
Born(1862-01-14)January 14, 1862
Clarenceville, Canada East
DiedNovember 10, 1941(1941-11-10) (aged 79)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationClarenceville Academy; McGill University (B.A. 1890); University of Bonn (completed work for Ph.D., 1901); Harvard University; the Royal College of Science; Marine Biological Laboratory
Known for
  • Canada's first woman professor
  • Founding McGill University's genetics department
AwardsJ.C. Weston prize
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, genetics
InstitutionsClarenceville Academy, McGill University
Notable studentsFaith Fyles

Carrie Matilda Derick (January 14, 1862 – November 10, 1941) was a Canadian botanist and geneticist, the first woman professor in a Canadian university, and the founder of McGill University's genetics department.

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