Edith Grace White
American zoologist
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Edith Grace White (May 16, 1890 – December 1, 1975) was an American zoologist known for her studies of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). She was a professor of biology at Wilson College, and was a research associate of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
- Mount Holyoke College (AB)
- Columbia University (AM, PhD)
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| Born | May 16, 1890 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 1, 1975 (aged 85) |
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| Fields | Zoology |
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Education and career
White was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 16, 1890.[1][2] She earned a bachelor's degree at Mount Holyoke College. She went on to Columbia University for her graduate education, receiving an AM in 1913, and a PhD in 1918.[3] Her thesis was titled The origin of the electric organs in Astroscopus guttatus.[2]
After a short time in positions at Heidelberg College and Shorter College, White moved to Wilson College in 1923, where she worked as a professor until 1958.[1][3] She also continued to do research at the American Museum of Natural History, where she had a position as research associate from the mid-1930s until 1947.[1][3][4]
White published widely used textbooks on genetics and on general biology.[3]
White died on December 1, 1975, in a nursing home near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.[4]
