Mary Ball (naturalist)
Mary Ball | |
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Ball in later life | |
| Born | 1812 Cobh, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 1898 (aged 85–86) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
Mary Ball (1812–1898) was an Irish naturalist and entomologist most noted for her studies of Odonata and for her discovery of the stridulation in aquatic bugs in the family Corixidae.