Elizabeth Carrington Pope (1912 – 18 September 1993) was a New Zealand-born zoologist and marine biologist.
[1] She was born in Nelson in 1912, and migrated to Bellevue Hill, Australia with her family that same year.
[1][3] Pope was an active scientist, responsible for discovering new seashore species[4] and establishing the baseline data that is used to understand temperature and sea-level changes in Australia today.
[5] She had a prolific publishing career, including many scientific articles and sea-shore-exploring guides, including the popular Australian seashores: a guide for the beach-lover, the naturalist, the shore fishermen, and the student,[6] and Exploring between tidemarks: an introduction to seashore ecology.
[7] Pope was also a science communicator, sharing knowledge with the public and engaging new-career researchers and the fishery industry in her work.