She was the founder of the study of biology in the Dominican Republic, as well as the founder of the Institute of Marine Biology and the Dominican Foundation for Marine Research.
Ia merintis studi biologi di Republik Dominika, mendirikan Institute of Marine Biology dan Dominican Foundation for Marine Research.
The BBC has called her one of the most important women scientists in Latin America.
BBC juga mengakui dirinya sebagai salah satu ilmuwan perempuan terpenting di Amerika Latin.
Idelisa Bonnelly Peralta was born on 10 September 1931 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
Idelisa Bonnelly Peralta lahir di Santiago de los Caballeros, Republik Dominika, pada 10 September 1931.
In 1953, she enrolled at Columbia University, graduating with a BS in marine biology in 1956.
Pada 1953, ia menempuh studi di Columbia University dan meraih gelar Bachelor of Science di bidang biologi laut pada 1956.
She went on to attain a master's degree from New York University in 1961.
Kemudian, ia menyelesaikan gelar magister di New York University pada 1961.
In 1966, she founded the Institute of Marine Biology, which later became the Research Center of Marine Biology (Spanish: Centro de Investigación de Biología Marina), at which she taught from 1967 to 1986 and then until 1992 served as the coordinator of graduate studies.
Tahun 1966, ia mendirikan Institute of Marine Biology yang kemudian berkembang menjadi Centro de Investigación de Biología Marina dan mengajar di sana hingga 1986.
In 1974, Bonnelly founded the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic and began publishing works which became widely influential for those managing and concerned with conservation of marine resources.
Tahun 1974, Bonnelly mendirikan Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic dan mulai menulis karya-karya penting dalam pengelolaan serta konservasi sumber daya laut.
For her contributions, she was awarded the Medal of Merit of Dominican Women in Science by the Government of the Dominican Republic (1986), the National Science Prize from the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic (1987), and was inducted into the Global 500 Roll of Honour by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1987.
Atas jasanya, ia menerima Medal of Merit of Dominican Women in Science (1986), National Science Prize dari Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic (1987), serta masuk dalam Global 500 Roll of Honour dari UNEP (1987).
That same year, Bonnelly joined the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and served in the First General Assembly.
Pada tahun yang sama, ia bergabung dengan Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) dan mengikuti First General Assembly.
Bonnelly was made an academic laureate of the Academy of Sciences in 2007, received a National Ecology Award from the Fundación Corripio in 2008, and was awarded the Marie Curie Medal from UNESCO in 2009.
Pada 2007, ia dianugerahi gelar akademisi kehormatan dari Academy of Sciences, menerima National Ecology Award dari Fundación Corripio pada 2008, dan Marie Curie Medal dari UNESCO pada 2009.
In 2013, she was recognized by the BBC as one of the ten most important women scientists in Latin America.
Pada 2013, BBC memasukkannya sebagai salah satu dari sepuluh ilmuwan perempuan paling berpengaruh di Amerika Latin.
Idelisa Bonnelly died on 3 July 2022 at the age of 90.
Idelisa Bonnelly meninggal dunia pada 3 Juli 2022 dalam usia 90 tahun.