Molly Marples

Mary (Molly) Joyce Marples (née Ransford; 1908 - 1998) was a microbial ecologist/medical mycologist who spent most of her career conducting research and teaching at the University of Otago in New Zealand from her appointment in 1946 until her retirement in 1967.

[1][2] She is noted as an early proponent of the theory that skin provides an ecosystem that supports a diversity of microorganisms.

[3] Marples was born in Kalimpong in northern India; her parents were missionaries there.

[1][2] She was educated in England and completed a degree in zoology at Somerville College, Oxford.

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