Dr Mary Winifred Parke | |
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| Born | March 23, 1908 Bootle, Liverpool, England |
| Died | July 17, 1989 (aged 81) Plymouth, England |
| Alma mater | Notre Dame Convent School, University of Liverpool |
| Known for | Marine botany, Phycology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Marine Biologist, Phycologist |
| Institutions | Marine Biological Station (Isle of Man), Development Commission and the Ministry of Supply, Marine Biological Association |
| Thesis | The Mesogloiaceae and Associated Families (1932) |
| Doctoral advisor | Margery Knight |
Mary Winifred Parke, FRS, (23 March 1908 – 17 July 1989) was a British marine botanist and Fellow of the Royal Society (1972) specialising in phycology, the study of algae.[1][2]