Annie Massy

Annie Massy
Born29 January 1868
Netley, Hampshire, UK
Died17 April 1931 (aged 63)
Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
Known forInternational expert on molluscs
Scientific career
Fieldsmarine biology ornithology
InstitutionsDepartment of Agriculture and Technical Instruction (DATI)

Annie Letitia Massy (29 January 1868 – 17 April 1931[1]) was a self-taught marine biologist, ornithologist, and an internationally recognised expert on molluscs,[2] in particular cephalopods.[3] She was one of the founders of the Irish Society for the Protection of Birds in 1904.[1] Many of the details of her life are unknown which is attributed to the fact that she is often described as a shy and retiring person,[4] with no known photograph of her in existence.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Byrne was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Byrne, Anne (1997). "Bringing a shy biologist out of her shell'". In Mulvihill, Mary (ed.). Stars, shells and bluebells: women scientists and pioneers. Dublin: Women in Technology and Science. pp. 111–119. ISBN 0953195309.
  3. ^ Haines, Catharine M.C. (2001). International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950. California: ABC-CLIO. p. 203. ISBN 1576070905. Retrieved 11 November 2014. Annie Massy.
  4. ^ Tracy, Frank (2005). If Those Trees Could Speak (PDF). Dublin: South Dublin Libraries. pp. 45–46. ISBN 0954766024. Retrieved 11 November 2014.