Mary Freeman (marine biologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Freeman (marine biologist)

marine biologist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1924

Place of Birth: Teignmouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Mar-2018

Profession: local historian, academic, marine biologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Mary Freeman (29 March 1924 - 4 March 2018), known professionally by her maiden name of Mary Whitear, was an English marine biologist and lecturer at University College London from 1947 to 1989.
She was known for her attempts to determine the skin colour of extinct animals such as the ichthyosaur and her meticulous drawings of fossils.
Her husband was the zoologist Richard Broke Freeman.
In retirement she took up the local history of Tavistock, Devon.