Myra Keen

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1905 –

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Who is Myra Keen?

Myra Keen was an American malacologist and invertebrate paleontologist. She was an expert on the evolution of marine mollusks. With a PhD in psychology, Keen went from being a volunteer, identifying shells at Stanford, and having no formal training in biology or geology, to being one of the world's foremost malacologists. She was called the "First Lady of Malacology".

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Born
1905
Colorado Springs

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on July 23, 2013

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