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Bland Finlay
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| Born | 16 March 1952  |
| Died | 24 December 2021 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Biologist, university teacher |
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Bland J. Finlay (born March 16, 1952 – died December 24, 2021) was a famous British biologist. He was known for studying tiny living things that you can only see with a microscope. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society, which is a special honor for top scientists.
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Bland J. Finlay: A Biologist's Story
Early Life and Education
Bland Finlay was born in 1952. He went to the University of Stirling in Scotland. There, he earned both his first degree and his PhD. A PhD is a very high university degree.
His Amazing Research
After finishing his studies, Finlay worked as a teacher at the University of Jos for one year. This university is in Nigeria.
From 1978 to 2003, he worked at the Freshwater Biological Association. This place studies living things in fresh water. He was based at their lab near Windermere, a large lake in England.
Many of his studies happened at a small pond called Priest Pot. This pond is also in the beautiful Lake District.
Later, from 2003 to 2007, he worked at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. This center studies how living things interact with their environment.
In 2007, he became a professor at Queen Mary University of London. He taught about tiny living things. He retired from teaching in 2012.
What He Studied
Bland Finlay spent most of his career studying very tiny living things. These are called single-celled eukaryotic microbes. You might know them as protists.
He was especially interested in protists that live in places with very little oxygen. These are called low-oxygen habitats. He wanted to understand how these tiny creatures live and grow in such difficult conditions. His work helped us learn a lot about these hidden worlds.
