Dr Mary (Molly) Marples née Ransford. Otago Daily Times 13/05/1949

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

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

  • 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Microbiology Memoirs". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Marples, Mary Joyce, 1908-". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  3. ↑ Cundell, AM (July 2018). "Microbial Ecology of the Human Skin". Microbial Ecology. 76 (1): 113–120. doi:10.1007/s00248-016-0789-6. PMID 27245597. S2CID 15815490.
  4. ↑ Marples, MJ (1965). The ecology of the human skin. Springfield, Illinois Thomas.
  5. ↑ 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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