Marcella Boveri

Marcella Boveri
Marcella Boveri in 1897
Born
Marcella O'Grady

October 7, 1863
DiedOctober 24, 1950 (1950-10-25) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University
Known forContributions to comparative zoology and embryology; first woman graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SpouseTheodor Boveri
ChildrenMargret Boveri
AwardsFellowship in Biology, Bryn Mawr College, 1887-1889
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, Marine Biology
InstitutionsBryn Mawr College, Vassar College, Albertus Magnus College

Marcella Boveri (née O'Grady; October 7, 1863 – October 24, 1950) was an American biologist. She was married to the German biologist Theodor Boveri (1862–1915). Their daughter Margret Boveri (1900–1975) became one of the best-known post-war German journalists.