Helen Spurway
Helen Spurway | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1915 Wandsworth, London, Great Britain |
| Died | February 15, 1978 (aged 62) Hyderabad, India |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom (former) India |
| Education | Ph.D., University College London, 1938 |
| Known for | Genetics of fruit fly, guppy (parthenogenesis) Animal behavior, domestication |
| Spouse | J. B. S. Haldane |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | biology |
| Institutions | University College London, Indian Statistical Institute, Genetics & Biometry Laboratory |
| Doctoral advisor | J. B. S. Haldane |
| Other academic advisors | J. B. S. Haldane |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Spurway, H. |
Helen Spurway (12 June 1915 – 15 February 1978) was a British-Indian biologist and the second wife of J. B. S. Haldane; thus also sometimes known as Helen Spurway-Haldane. She emigrated to India in 1957 along with him, both taking up Indian citizenship in 1961, and conducted research in field biology with Krishna Dronamraju, Suresh Jayakar, and others.