Molly Marples

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]

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

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. "Microbiology Memoirs". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  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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