Quentin Bone

Quentin Bone FRS^[1] (17 August 1931 – 6 July 2021) was a British marine biologist. In 1971, he pioneered the application of electron microscopy to marine life.

Quentin Bone
Born	17 August 1931 Hampstead, London, England
Died	6 July 2021
Nationality	British
Alma mater	St John's College (1951) Magdalen College (1958)
Occupation	Marine biologist
Known for	Electron microscopy applied to marine life
Title	Fellow of the Royal Society (since 1984)
Spouse	Susan Elizabeth (née Smith)
Parents	Stephen Bone (father) Mary Adshead (mother)
Awards	Zoological Medal of the Linnean Society of London (1999) Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London (2003)

Biography

Quentin Bone was the son of Stephen Bone, a painter, writer, broadcaster and war artist, and Mary Adshead, a painter, muralist, illustrator and designer. Educated first at Warwick School, he received his degree in zoology in 1951 from St John's College, Oxford. He became a doctor of philosophy in 1958 from Magdalen College, Oxford.^[2]

In 1984, Quentin Bone became a fellow of the Royal Society.^[3][2]

Quentin Bone married Susan Elizabeth Smith (1958). They have 4 sons.^[4]

Research

Quentin Bone worked on the histological studies of the fine structure and physiology of aquatic invertebrates and fish. In 1971, he pioneered the use of electron microscopy applied to marine life when he took the first electron micrograph at the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. He unveiled many histological fundamentals regarding life facilitation in aqueous environments.^[3]

Other roles

• 1959-1994: Member of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom^{[citation needed]}
• Since 1989: Member of the Institut océanographique (comité de perfectionnement)^{[citation needed]}
• Since 1994: Honorary research fellow of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Publications

• N B Marshall; J S Blaxter (1994). Biology of Fishes. Blackie. ISBN 978-0-7514-0243-8.; Taylor & Francis, with R Moore, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-37562-7
• Biology of Pelagic Tunicates Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-19-854024-3

Prizes

• 1999: Linnean Medal^[3]
• 2003: Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London^[5]