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Dorothy Bliss
Bliss c. 1969
Born
Dorothy Elizabeth Bliss

(1916-02-13)February 13, 1916
Cranston, Rhode Island
DiedDecember 26, 1987(1987-12-26) (aged 71)
Providence, Rhode Island
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
  • Pembroke College
  • Radcliffe College
Scientific career
FieldsCarcinology
InstitutionsAmerican Museum of Natural History
Thesis The Neurosecretory System of Brachyuran Crustacea  (1952)

Dorothy Elizabeth Bliss (February 13, 1916 – December 26, 1987) was an American carcinologist and curator of invertebrates at the American Museum of Natural History, with which she was associated for over 30 years. She was known as a pioneer in the field of hormonal control in crustaceans.[1][2] She was editor-in-chief of the 10-volume series The Biology of Crustacea and author of the popular book Shrimps, Lobsters and Crabs. She served as president of the American Society of Zoologists and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[3]

  1. ^ Jegla, Thomas C. (1985). "Introduction to the Symposium Honoring Professors Dorothy Bliss and Lewis Kleinholz: Advances in Crustacean Endocrinology". American Zoologist. 25 (1): 155–156. doi:10.1093/icb/25.1.155. JSTOR 3882817.
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Patsy A.; Gilchrist, Sandra (1993). "Women's contribution to carcinology". In Truesdale, Frank (ed.). History of Carcinology. CRC Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-90-5410-137-6.
  3. ^ "Dorothy Bliss, Ex-Curator of Museum, Dies". The New York Times. January 2, 1988.

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