1. Marie Victoire Lebour was a British marine biologist known for her study of the life cycles of various marine animals.
14 Facts About Marie Lebour
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Marie Lebour published more than 175 works during her long career.
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Marie Lebour was born the youngest of three daughters to Emily and George Lebour in Woodburn, Northumberland on 20 August 1876.
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Marie Lebour's father was a professor of geology and Marie regularly joined him on expeditions, collecting specimens for her own collections.
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Marie Lebour attended Armstrong College and studied art, then went on to Durham University, where she earned degrees in zoology: an associate degree in 1903, bachelor's degree in 1904, master's degree in 1907, and doctorate in 1917.
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In 1900, before beginning her scientific education, Lebour began her research career with a paper on land and freshwater molluscs in Northumberland.
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Marie Lebour was a full staff member there until 1946, then an honorary staff member until she could no longer conduct research due to health problems, in 1964.
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Marie Lebour published more than 100 papers on these topics during her career.
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Marie Lebour worked on microplankton and discovered at least 28 new species which she catalogued in two books.
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Marie Lebour published well-regarded work on the eggs and larvae of sprat, herring, and pilchards.
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Marie Lebour was amongst the first cohort of scientists who joined the Society for Experimental Biology in 1923 to collaborate and exchange ideas helping to further establish her reputation as a leading figure in the field of marine biology.
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Marie Lebour retired in 1945 at the age of 70, but continued to work into the laboratory and publish until she was 88 and her failing vision prevented her from working at the microscope.
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Marie Lebour was a fellow of the Linnaean Society, a lifetime fellow of the Zoological Society, and a member of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
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Marie Lebour appeared in the Natural History Society of Northumbria's Women Naturalists exhibition which celebrated the achievements of pioneering women naturalists.