Quentin Bone

Quentin Bone FRS (born 17 August 1931) is a British marine biologist. In 1971, he pioneered the application of electron microscopy to marine life.

Quentin Bone
Born (1931-08-17) August 17, 1931
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt John's College (1951)
Magdalen College (1958)
OccupationMarine biologist
Known forElectron microscopy applied to marine life
TitleFellow of the Royal Society (since 1984)
Spouse(s)Susan Elizabeth (née Smith)
Parents
AwardsZoological Medal of the Linnean Society of London (1999)
Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London (2003)

Biography

Quenton Bone is the son of Stephen Bone (painter, writer, broadcaster, war artist) and Mary Adshead (painter, muralist, illustrator, designer). He received his degree in zoology in 1951 from St John's College, Oxford. He became a doctor of philosophy in 1958 from Magdalen College, Oxford.

In 1984, Quentin Bone became a fellow of the Royal Society.[1]

Quentin Bone married Susan Elizabeth Smith (1958). They have 4 sons.[2]

Research

Quentin Bone worked on the histological studies of the fine structure and physiology of aquatic invertebrates and fish. In 1971, he pioneered the use of electron microscopy applied to marine life when he took the first electron micrograph at the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. He unveiled many histological fundamentals regarding life facilitation in aqueous environments.[1]

Other roles

Publications
  • N B Marshall, J S Blaxter (1994). Biology of Fishes. Blackie. ISBN 978-0-7514-0243-8.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link); Taylor & Francis, with R Moore, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-37562-7
  • Biology of Pelagic Tunicates Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-19-854024-3

Prizes

References
  1. Quentin Bone, Royalsociety.org
  2. "Bone, Quentin, (born 17 Aug. 1931), zoologist; Honorary Research Fellow, Marine Biological Association UK". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u8043. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  3. http://www.debretts.co.uk/people/biographies/browse/b/5041/Quentin+BONE.aspx
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