Ernest Everett Just

Ernest Everett Just
Just in 1925
Born(1883-08-14)14 August 1883
Died27 October 1941(1941-10-27) (aged 58)
Resting placeLincoln Memorial Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDartmouth College
University of Chicago
Known formarine biology
cytology
parthenogenesis
AwardsSpingarn Medal (1915)
Scientific career
Fieldsbiology, zoology, botany, history, and sociology
Institutions
Doctoral advisorFrank R. Lillie

Ernest Everett Just (August 14, 1883 – October 27, 1941) was a pioneering biologist, academic and science writer. Just's primary legacy is his recognition of the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms. In his work within marine biology, cytology and parthenogenesis, he advocated the study of whole cells under normal conditions, rather than simply breaking them apart in a laboratory setting.