Edgar Johnson Allen (Preston, April 6, 1866 - Plymouth, December 7, 1942) was a British marine biologist. He was expert in physics, physiology and chemistry. Work
Allen was connected to the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, almost all his working lives. From January 1895 to 1936 he was the first director of the Marine Biological Library, then retired governor. He led research into the embryonic phase of crustaceans. He himself was especially interested in regeneration. In addition, Allen developed a way in 1910 to prepare artificial seawater to keep fine larvae in the laboratory.
Allen was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1914 and won his Darwin Medal in 1936. In 1926 he was awarded the Linnean Medal and in 1935 he became Commander in the Order of the British Empire. Academic
Everyone studied at the Yorkshire College (now the University of Leeds), then at the University of Berlin, and obtained his B.SC in Physics at the University of London. Then he specialized in zoology. Allen taught in Launceston, West Indies and Antigua. Personal life
Everyone met in 1859 Emma Johnson, with whom he married. Together they got five sons and three daughters.
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