Nationality American Died 16 April 1990 | Fields Entomology Field Entomology | |
Born November 30, 1903 ( 1903-11-30 ) Books The Natural History of the Ants of Michigan's E.S. George Reserve: A 26-year Study | ||
Mary Talbot (November 30, 1903 – April 16, 1990) was an American entomologist and zoologist known for her studies of the ecology and behavior of ants. She was a Professor and Chair of Biology at Lindenwood College. She completed her PhD at the University of Chicago under Alfred E. Emerson and studied ants for more than fifty years, predominantly in the Edwin S. George Reserve at the University of Michigan. She is commemorated in the scientific names of the ant species Formica talbotae and Monomorium talbotae.
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