Quentin Bone

Quentin Bone FRS[1] (17 August 1931 – 6 July 2021) was a British marine biologist. In 1971, he pioneered the application of electron microscopy to marine life.

Quentin Bone
Born17 August 1931
Hampstead, London, England
Died6 July 2021
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt John's College (1951)
Magdalen College (1958)
OccupationMarine biologist
Known forElectron microscopy applied to marine life
TitleFellow of the Royal Society (since 1984)
SpouseSusan Elizabeth (née Smith)
Parents
AwardsZoological Medal of the Linnean Society of London (1999)
Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London (2003)

Biography

Quentin Bone was the son of Stephen Bone, a painter, writer, broadcaster and war artist, and Mary Adshead, a painter, muralist, illustrator and designer. Educated first at Warwick School, he received his degree in zoology in 1951 from St John's College, Oxford. He became a doctor of philosophy in 1958 from Magdalen College, Oxford.[2]

In 1984, Quentin Bone became a fellow of the Royal Society.[3][2]

Quentin Bone married Susan Elizabeth Smith (1958). They have 4 sons.[4]

Research

Quentin Bone worked on the histological studies of the fine structure and physiology of aquatic invertebrates and fish. In 1971, he pioneered the use of electron microscopy applied to marine life when he took the first electron micrograph at the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. He unveiled many histological fundamentals regarding life facilitation in aqueous environments.[3]

Other roles

Publications

  • N B Marshall; J S Blaxter (1994). Biology of Fishes. Blackie. ISBN 978-0-7514-0243-8.; Taylor & Francis, with R Moore, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-37562-7
  • Biology of Pelagic Tunicates Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-19-854024-3

Prizes

References

  1. Mackie, George (2022). "Quentin Bone. 17 August 1931—6 July 2021". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 72: 55–76. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2021.0042. S2CID 247191022.
  2. Packard, Andrew (27 September 2021). "Quentin Bone obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. Quentin Bone, Royalsociety.org
  4. "Bone, Quentin, (born 17 Aug. 1931), zoologist; Honorary Research Fellow, Marine Biological Association UK". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u8043. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  5. http://www.debretts.co.uk/people/biographies/browse/b/5041/Quentin+BONE.aspx
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