Greta Fryxell | |
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Born | Greta Albrecht November 21, 1926 |
Died | September 24, 2017 | (aged 90)
Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
Scientific career | |
Thesis | Morphology, taxonomy, and distribution of selected diatom species of Thalassiosira Cleve in the Gulf of Mexico and Antarctic waters (1975) |
Doctoral advisor | Sayed El-Sayed |
Greta Albrecht Fryxell (November 21, 1926 – September 24, 2017) was a marine scientist known for her work on the biology and taxonomy of diatoms. In 1996, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.