Molly Marples
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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]
Life
[edit | edit source]Marples 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
[edit | edit source]- Marples, M. J. (1965). The ecology of the human skin. Springfield, Illinois Thomas [4]
- Marples, M. J. (1969). Life on the human skin. Scientific American. [5]
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