María de los Ángeles Alvariño González
María de los Ángeles Alvariño González (, October 3, 1916 – May 29, 2005), known as
Ángeles Alvariño, was a Spanish fishery research
biologist and
oceanographer globally recognized as an authority in
plankton biology. She was the first woman ever appointed as scientist aboard any
British or
Spanish exploration ship. She discovered 22 new species of marine animals and published over a hundred scientific books, essays, and articles. In her late career she studied the history of early marine scientific exploration.
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