Dorothy Riggs Pitelka, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothy Riggs Pitelka

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1920

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1994

Profession: scientist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dorothy Riggs Pitelka (born Dorothy Getchell Riggs, 13 September 1920 – 6 February 1994) was an American zoologist, protistologist, cancer researcher, and pioneer in applications of electron microscopy to zoology and protistology, known for her 1963 book Electron-Microscopic Structure of Protozoa.