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Grace Frankland
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Grace Coleridge Toynbee
4 December 1858 Wimbledon, England
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| Died | 5 October 1946 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Mrs Percy Frankland |
| Known for | Bacteriology |
Grace Coleridge Frankland (born Grace Toynbee, 1858–1946) was an English scientist. She studied tiny living things called bacteria. She was also known as Mrs Percy Frankland. Grace was one of the first women to become a respected microbiologist. She even joined other female scientists in 1904. They asked the Chemical Society to allow women to become members.
Grace Frankland's Life and Work
Grace was the youngest of nine children. Her father, Joseph Toynbee, was a famous ear doctor. She learned at home and spent a year at Bedford College. In 1882, she married Percy Frankland. Together, they became very interested in a new science called bacteriology. This is the study of bacteria, which are tiny living things.
Grace worked with both her husband, Percy, and his father, Edward Frankland. She helped them a lot with their research. She wrote scientific papers with her husband. These papers were about bacteria and other tiny living things. They found these microbes in the air and water. Their friends noticed that Percy was one of the first men to openly admit that his wife was an equal partner in their scientific work.
Grace was very interested in how bacteria affect public health. In 1903, she wrote a book for everyone. It was called Bacteria in Daily Life. The book was written in a clear, easy-to-understand way. It shared important facts about bacteria. These facts covered food, drinks, smoking, pollution, and diseases. The science magazine Nature reviewed her book in 1903.
... an interesting, instructive, and accurate account of the modern developments of bacteriology. Such subjects as sewage disposal, the prevention of tuberculosis, micro-organisms in milk, air, and foods, which are of public importance, are fully dealt with. ......No one nowadays laying claim to a liberal education can dispense with a slight knowledge, at least, of microbes and their actions, and for such this work will prove an adequate text-book.
Academic Achievements and Recognition
Grace Frankland was a Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society. This society focuses on studying things with microscopes. She was also one of the first twelve women allowed into the Linnean Society of London. This group studies natural history. She was also an honorary member of Bedford College.
Her husband, Percy, worked as a chemistry professor. He taught at Birmingham and Dundee universities. They lived in Dundee before they retired to Argyll, Scotland. Because of her time in Dundee, Grace is remembered as part of the Dundee Women's Trail. This trail celebrates important women from the city.
Grace Frankland's papers are kept at the University of Manchester Library. They are part of the Frankland family papers. In 2019, the University of Birmingham started a special lecture series. It is called the Grace Frankland Memorial Lecture series.
