Carmel Humphries | |
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Born | |
Died | 7 March 1986 | (aged 76)
Nationality | Irish |
Known for | work on Irish Chironomidae |
Carmel Humphries MRIA (3 June 1909 – 7 March 1986) was an Irish zoologist, specialist in fresh water Chironomidae. She was the first female professor of zoology and head of department in Ireland, and devised a technique for the identification of chironomid flies that is still employed today.[1]