Delaphine Grace Wyckoff
Delaphine Grace Wyckoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | Delaphine Grace Rosa September 11, 1906 Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States |
| Died | July 28, 2001 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | Madison Central High School University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Spouse | John Franklin Wyckoff (m. 1942) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | The Variability of Caseolytic and Sucrose-Fermenting Characteristics of Certain Bacteria (1938) |
Delaphine Grace Wyckoff (née Rosa, September 11, 1906 – July 28, 2001) was an American microbiologist and educator.
Biography
Wyckoff was born on September 11, 1906, in Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] She had a brother, Ronald Chamberlin Rosa.[3] She married John Franklin Wyckoff on August 17, 1942.[3][4]
Education
Wyckoff was educated at Madison Central High School.[3] She then studied at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, graduating with a PhD in bacteriology in 1938.[1][2][3] Her thesis questioned the reliability of fermentation and proteolytic reactions and was titled "The Variability of Caseolytic and Sucrose-Fermenting Characteristics of Certain Bacteria."[5]
Career
After graduating, Wyckoff taught at an North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (now North Dakota State University) in North Dakota for four years.[1] Wyckoff was then appointed associate professor of botany (Bacteriology) at Wellesley College, Massachusetts, later becoming Dean of Women at the institution.[3]
In 1955, Wycoff published A Laboratory Guide in General Bacteriology.[1] In 1960, Wycoff contributed to a film on Biological techniques, which was produced by Thorne Films in collaboration with the American Institute of Biological Sciences.[6]
Wyckoff was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Microbiology, the Society of General Microbiology and the National Association of Biology Teachers.[1]
Death
Wyckoff died on July 28, 2001, and was buried at Stroudsburg Cemetery in Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey; Harvey, Joy Dorothy (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. Taylor & Francis. p. 1411. ISBN 978-0-415-92040-7.
- ^ a b Who's who of American Women and Women of Canada. A.N. Marquis Company. 1968. p. 1352.
- ^ a b c d e f "Delaphine Wyckoff Obituary". Hartford Courant. August 8, 2001. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ The World Who's who of Women. Melrose Press. 1994. p. 617. ISBN 978-0-948875-36-6.
- ^ "Original Bacteriology PH.D Thesis by Delaphine Rosa, Univ of Wisconsin Student 1938 and Future Wellesley College Dean by [Women in Science], Bacteriology: Manuscript". Max Rambod Inc. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
- ^ "Biological techniques". Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). June 19, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2025.