Marjory Stephenson
British biochemist (1885–1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marjory Stephenson MBE FRS ARRC (24 January 1885 – 12 December 1948) was a British biochemist. In 1945, she was one of the first two women elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the other being Kathleen Lonsdale.[1]
Marjory Stephenson | |
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Born | (1885-01-24)24 January 1885 Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England |
Died | 12 December 1948(1948-12-12) (aged 63) Cambridge, England |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
Known for | Bacterial Metabolism (1930) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry, microbiology |
Institutions | University College London University of Cambridge |
She wrote Bacterial Metabolism (1930), which ran to three editions and was a standard textbook for generations of microbiologists. A founder of the Society for General Microbiology, she also served as its second president.[2] In 1953, the Society established the Marjory Stephenson Memorial Lecture (now the Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture) in her memory.[2] This is the Society's principal prize, awarded biennially for an outstanding contribution of current importance in microbiology.[3]