Sara Gwendolen Foulke

Sara Gwendolen Foulke (26 June 1863 – 13 December 1936) was an American zoologist, marine biologist and poet. She worked on microscopic water inhabiting animals and her obituary described her work as "genius."

Biography Foulke was born at Bala Farm, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Julia DeVeaux Powel (daughter of John Hare Powel) and her husband, William Parker Foulke. She was initially educated at private schools and subsequently attended Bryn Mawr College and the University of Pennsylvania. She also assisted Edward Potts by providing scientific illustrations for his publication Fresh water sponges; a monograph. Later she became interested in investigating the behaviour and form of protoplasm. Later in life Foulke developed an interest in child and animal psychology. After her death, her husband published her poems in a two volume set under her pseudonym Richard De Veaux.

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