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Dorothy Bliss was born in 1916 in Cranston, Rhode Island. Bliss was an accomplished researcher in the carcinology, the study of crustaceans. In 1956, she joined the American Museum of Natural History, and by 1968, she had become curator of invertebrates. Bliss became well-known in her field for editing the 10-volume series The Biology of Crustacea. During her career, she also served on the faculties of Albert Einstein Medical College, the City University of New York, and the University of Rhode Island. Bliss produced over 40 scientific papers and influenced countless younger crustacean researchers. In 1987, she received the Crustacean Society Excellence Award in Research.

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