Ella Church Strobell
Ella Church Strobell (1862–1920) was an American cytologist and zoologist who frequently collaborated with Katherine Foot. Biography Ella Church Strobell was born on June 26, 1862. She was educated privately by tutors. In 1917, Strobell bequeathed several paintings by John Vanderlyn and miniature portraits by Louisa C. Strobel to the Metropolitan Museum. She is a descendant of Daniel Strobel Jr., Anna Church Strobel, and Elizabeth Maria Church, the sitters featured in the works of art. Strobell died in 1920. Career Ella Church Strobell was a cytologist and a member of the Society of Zoologists. She worked in the United States with her lab partner Katharine Foot, of whom much more is known. The majority of their papers were published in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Their partnership began in 1896 and continued until their last publication in 1917. Historians theorize that the pair privately funded their research since they were never formally employed. Strobell and Foot are best known for their studies of the egg of Allolobophora foetida, mainly due to the innovated research techniques they developed in the process. They invented a method to make very thin samples of material at low temperatures so that they could be viewed under a