Esther Byrnes

Esther Byrnes

Byrnes in 1894
Born 1867
Died 1946
Citizenship American
Fields Biology
Notable awards Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences

Esther Fussell Byrnes (1867–1946) was an American biologist and science teacher. She was a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. She tutored the princesses of the Japanese royal family from 1926 to 1927.[1]

She made discoveries in marine biology,[2] and was one of the first women copepodologists—scientists who study copepods.[3]

Works

References

  1. Special To The New York Times (1946-09-05). "Dr. Esther Byrnes, a Science Teacher; Tutor of Princesses of Royal Family in Japan in 1926-27 Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  2. "Dr. Esther Bynes, Retired Teacher". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 5 Sep 1946. p. 11. Retrieved 2015-11-22 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Damkaer, David M. (2002). The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History. American Philosophical Society. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-87169-240-5.


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