Maude Delap

Maude Delap
Portrait in 1950
Born7 December 1866
Died23 July 1953(1953-07-23) (aged 86)
NationalityIrish
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, marine biology

Maude Jane Delap (7 December 1866 – 23 July 1953) was a self-taught marine biologist, known for being the first person to breed jellyfish in captivity, and thus observed their full life cycle for the first time.[1] She was also involved in extensive study of plankton from the coasts of Valentia Island.[2][3]

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