Person Manton; Sidnie Milana (1902 - 1979); zoologist Manton Sidnie Milana zoologist Mrs John P Harding 1902 - 1979 British Female 1 Earls Court Square, London, England 04/05/1902 19020504 London, England 02/01/1979 19790102

London (1944)

zoologist Entomology Marine biology Zoology Invertebrate embryology Education: School of Froebel Educational Institute, Kensington; St Paul's Girls' School, Hammersmith; Girton College, Cambridge (natural sciences tripos 1923, 1926); PhD (1928), ScD (1934) Career: Cambridge swimming captain (1923); Cambridge hockey blue (1924); Alfred Yarrow Student, Imperial College, London (1926); University Demonstrator, Cambridge (1927); Supervisor in zoology; Staff Fellow (1928-1935 and 1942-1945); Director of Studies (1935-1942); Visiting Lecturer, King's College, London (1943-1946); Research Fellow, Girton College (1945-1948); visited Tasmania to study freshwater syncarid crustaceans and joined the Great Barrier Reef expedition (for four months) (1928); Reader in Zoology, King's College, London (1949-1960); Honorary Fellow, Queen Mary College, London; Honorary Associate of the British Museum (natural history); published 'A manual of practical vertebrate morphology' (1931) and 'Colourpoint, Himalayan and Longhair cats' (1979). Memberships: FLS Awards/Medals: Montifiore Prize 1925 Linnean Gold Medal 1963 Frink Medal 1977 Parents: George Sidney Frederick Manton, dental surgeon of London, and his wife, Milana Andele Terese d'Humy Siblings: Irene Manton (FRS 1961) Spouse: Dr John Philip Harding, later keeper of zoology, British Museum. Children: One daughter, one adopted son; family descended from Charles Manton, chaplain to Charles II. Distinguished for her studies in invertebrate embryology and functional morphology. Her work on the embryology of the Mysid crustacean, Hemimysis lamornae, is one of the most complete studies of arthropod embryology ever published. Her subsequent analysis of the development of Nebalia has largely established the phylogenetic position of this classical form. Her studies on Peripatus deal not only with its anatomy and early development but, in collaboration with other workers, with all its various physiological relationships. Travelled widely on scientific expeditions and has worked also on corals and certain Hydrozoa. Fellow 18/03/1948 45 Robert Beresford Seymour Sewell James Gray Carl Frederick Abel Pantin John Stanley Gardiner Stanley Kemp Alister Clavering Hardy Augustus Daniel Imms Herbert Graham Cannon William Thomas Calman Sources: DNB Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1980 vol 26 pp 327-356, plate, by G Fryer ©Godfrey Argent Studio International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1980.0010 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Manton%2C+Sidnie+Milana RCN R75373 RCN 19723 RCN 8846 RCN R83634 RCN R73310 RCN 19722 RCN 19724 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH5546 4 May 1902 - 2 Jan 1979 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 11/12/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5956 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes cceab8e5-08fc-47e5-958c-dd07889395cd