Mary (Molly) Joyce Marples (née Ransford; 1908 - 1998) was a microbial ecologist/medical mycologist who spent most of her career conducting research and teaching at the University of Otago in New Zealand from her appointment in 1946 until her retirement in 1967.[1][2] She is noted as an early proponent of the theory that skin provides an ecosystem that supports a diversity of microorganisms.[3]
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Life
editMarples was born in Kalimpong in northern India; her parents were missionaries there.[1][2] She was educated in England and completed a degree in zoology at Somerville College, Oxford.[1]
In 1931 Molly married Brian John Marples.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Microbiology Memoirs". 28 January 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Marples, Mary Joyce, 1908-". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Cundell, AM (July 2018). "Microbial Ecology of the Human Skin". Microbial Ecology. 76 (1): 113–120. Bibcode:2018MicEc..76..113C. doi:10.1007/s00248-016-0789-6. PMID 27245597. S2CID 15815490.
- ^ Marples, MJ (1965). The ecology of the human skin. Springfield, Illinois Thomas.
- ^ Marples, MJ (January 1969). "Life on the human skin". Scientific American. 220 (1): 108–15. Bibcode:1969SciAm.220a.108M. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0169-108. PMID 5761729.
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