Mary J. Rathbun

Mary Jane Rathbun
Born(1860-06-11)June 11, 1860
DiedApril 4, 1943(1943-04-04) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Scientific career
FieldsCarcinology
InstitutionsSmithsonian Institution
Author abbrev. (zoology)Rathbun

Mary Jane Rathbun (June 11, 1860 – April 4, 1943) was an American zoologist who specialized in crustaceans. She worked at the Smithsonian Institution from 1884 until her death. She described more than a thousand new species and subspecies and many higher taxa.