John Ebling

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Francis John Govier Ebling (21 June 1918 – 29 May 1992), generally known as John Ebling, was Professor of Zoology at the University of Sheffield from 1968 to 1983, and subsequently Emeritus Professor of Dermatology 1983-1992. He is best known as a researcher in marine biology who helped to establish Lough Hyne as a field station,{{cite book |title=Lough Hyne: the Marine Researchers - in Pictures |publisher=Skibbereen Heritage Centre |year=2011 |first=Terri |last=Kearney |isbn=9780956886309}}{{cite book |title=Lough Hyne -from Prehistory to the Present |publisher=Macalla Publishing |year=2013 |first=Terri |last=Kearney |isbn=9780992624200}} and is one of the lead characters in Reflections on a Summer Sea,{{cite book |title=Reflections on a Summer Sea |publisher=Random House |year=2002 |first=Trevor |last=Norton |isbn=9780099416166 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/reflectionsonsum0000nort }} a history of this facility. He had a second research interest on sebaceous gland function and skin. This dominated in later life, and he was editor of the 3rd to 5th editions of the Textbook of Dermatology.{{cite book |title=Textbook of Dermatology |publisher=Blackwell Scientific |year=1975 |first=Arthur |last=Rook |isbn=9780632082407}} He also authored and edited a number of other books on biology and endocrinology including The Glands Inside Us and Population Control by Social Behaviour.{{cite book |title=Population Control by Social Behaviour |publisher=Institute of Biology |year=1978 |isbn=0900490101}}