Sidnie Manton | |
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| Born | 4 May 1902 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 2 January 1979 (aged 76) |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge (Sc.D., 1934) |
| Known for | Contributions to zoology, marine biology |
| Spouse | John Philip Harding (m. 1937) |
| Awards | Montifiore Prize (1925) Linnean Gold Medal (1963) Frink Medal (1977) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology, zoology |
| Institutions | Girton College, Cambridge |
Sidnie Milana Manton FLS[1] FRS[2] (4 May 1902 – 2 January 1979) was an influential British zoologist. She is known for making advances in the field of functional morphology.[1][3] She is regarded as being one of the most outstanding zoologists of the twentieth century.[4]
- ^ a b Blower, J. Gordon (March 1979). "Obituary: Sidnie Manton" (PDF). Nature. 278 (5703): 490–491. Bibcode:1979Natur.278..490B. doi:10.1038/278490b0. ISSN 0028-0836. S2CID 4260606.
- ^ Fryer, G. (1980). "Sidnie Milana Manton. 4 May 1902 – 2 January 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 26: 327–356. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1980.0010. S2CID 71552713.
- ^ Fryer, G (30 November 1980). "Sidnie Milana Manton, 4 May 1902 - 2 January 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 26: 327–356. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1980.0010. ISSN 0080-4606. S2CID 71552713.
- ^ "Dr Sidnie Manton". www.lib.cam.ac.uk. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.