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Wikipedia article about Mary Jane Rathbun (1860-1943), an American zoologist and carcinologist who made significant contributions to the study of crustaceans at the Smithsonian Institution. This resource has no direct relevance to AI safety or related topics.
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- •Mary Jane Rathbun was a pioneering female scientist in late 19th and early 20th century zoology
- •She specialized in carcinology (the study of crustaceans) and worked at the Smithsonian Institution
- •This Wikipedia article is entirely unrelated to AI safety, alignment, or AI governance
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# Mary J. Rathbun
Mary J. Rathbun
American carcinologist
For the cannabis activist, see [Brownie Mary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_Mary "Brownie Mary").
| Mary Jane Rathbun |
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Jane_Rathbun_(1860-1943)_(12483845245).jpg) |
| Born | (1860-06-11)June 11, 1860<br>[Buffalo, New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York "Buffalo, New York") |
| Died | April 4, 1943(1943-04-04) (aged82)<br>[Washington, D.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. "Washington, D.C.") |
| Almamater | [George Washington University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_University "George Washington University") |
| **Scientific career** |
| Fields | [Carcinology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinology "Carcinology") |
| Institutions | [Smithsonian Institution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution "Smithsonian Institution") |
| [Authorabbrev. (zoology)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author_citation_(zoology) "Author citation (zoology)") | Rathbun |
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**Mary Jane Rathbun** (June 11, 1860 – April 4, 1943) was an American [zoologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoologist "Zoologist") who specialized in [crustaceans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean "Crustacean"). She worked at the [Smithsonian Institution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution "Smithsonian Institution") from 1884 until her death.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Rathbun#cite_note-Bronstein-1) She described more than a thousand [new species](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species_description "Species description") and subspecies and many higher [taxa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxa "Taxa").
## Biography
Mary Jane Rathbun was born on June 11, 1860, in [Buffalo, New York](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York "Buffalo, New York"), the youngest of five children of Charles Rathbun and Jane Furey. Her mother died when she was only one year old, and Mary was therefore "thrown on her own resources."[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Rathbun#cite_note-Schmitt-2) She was educated in Buffalo, graduating in 1878, but never attended college.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Rathbun#cite_note-Schmitt-2)
Rathbun was 4ft 6in (1.37m) tall, and was noted for having a [dry sense of humor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_humor "Dry humor").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Rathbun#cite_note-Schmitt-2)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Jane_Rathbun_(1860-1943),_working_with_crab_specimens.jpg) Rathbun at work
Rathbun first saw the oce
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