Muriel Bristol | |
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Born | Croydon, Surrey, England | 21 April 1888
Died | 15 March 1950 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 61)
Other names | Blanche Muriel Bristol-Roach |
Known for | Subject of the "lady tasting tea experiment" |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Phycology |
Blanche Muriel Bristol (21 April 1888 – 15 March 1950) was a British phycologist who worked at Rothamsted Research (then Rothamsted Experimental Station) in 1919.[1] Her research focused on the mechanisms by which algae acquire nutrients.[2]