Paquita Mawson

Francisca Adriana Mawson
OBE
Paquita Mawson, c.1935
Born
Francisca Adriana Delprat

19 August 1891
Acton, London, United Kingdom
Died26 May 1974(1974-05-26) (aged 82)
Resting placeBrighton, South Australia
Other names
  • Paquita Delprat
  • Paquita Mawson
  • Lady Mawson
OccupationsCharity worker, biographer
SpouseDouglas Mawson (m. 1914)
Children
FatherGuillaume Daniel Delprat

Francisca Adriana "Paquita" Mawson OBE (née Delprat; 19 August 1891 – 26 May 1974) was an Australian charity worker and biographer. Having married geologist and Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson in 1914, she was also known as Lady Mawson.

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