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Mary E. Rice
black & white photo of woman smiling with wind blowing
Mary Rice in front of the Smithsonian Marine Station’s floating lab at Link Port on the Indian River Lagoon in Fort Pierce, Florida, in 1984. [1]
Born(1926-08-03)August 3, 1926
Washington, District of Columbia
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDrew University Oberlin College University of Washington
Scientific career
Fieldszoology, invertebrate zoology
InstitutionsNational Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce

Mary E. Rice (August 3, 1926 – ) is an American invertebrate zoologist who specialized in systematics, evolutionary biology and development or embryogenesis) of marine invertebrates. She worked at the Smithsonian Institution as a curator, educator, research advisor, and administrator from 1966 until her retirement in 2002, then continuing research as an Emeritus Research Scientist.


Early Life and Education

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Mary E. Rice was born on August 3, 1926, in Washington, D.C., the second of three children of Daniel Gibbons Rice and Florence Catherine Pyles Rice. She grew up on a farm in southern Maryland. Rice’s father grew up near the Severn River in Maryland and the family visited the Chesapeake Bay frequently. As a child, Rice became very interested in marine life and determined she would become a biologist, although her training was minimal in rural Maryland schools.

Administrative Career

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Education Career

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Publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Mary E. Rice, Invertebrate Zoologist". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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