E. Ray Lankester
Sir E. Ray Lankester KCB, FRS (15 May 1847 – 13 August 1929) was a British zoologist, born in London.[1][2]
Sir E. Ray Lankester | |
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 Sir E. Ray Lankester in 1908 | |
| Born | 15 May 1847 London |
| Died | 13 August 1929 (aged 82) London |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Known for | Evolution, Rationalism |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor (1906) Darwin-Wallace Medal (Silver, 1908) Copley Medal (1913) Linnean Medal (1920) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | University College London Oxford University British Museum (Natural History) |
| Influences | Thomas Henry Huxley, August Weismann, Anton Dohrn |
| Influenced | E.S. Goodrich W.F.R. Weldon |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Lank. |
Ray Lankester was an invertebrate zoologist and evolutionary biologist. He was Professor of Zoology at University College London and Oxford University. He was the third Director of the Natural History Museum, and was awarded the Copley Medal of the Royal Society.[3]
E. (Edwin: his first name was never used) Ray Lankester was the son of Edwin Lankester, a coroner and doctor-naturalist who helped abolish cholera in London.[4] Ray Lankester was probably named after the naturalist John Ray.
References
- ↑ New International Encyclopaedia
- ↑ Osborn, Henry Fairfield 1929. "Obituary: Sir E. Ray Lankester, K.C.B., F.R.S.". Nature. 124 (3122): 345–346. doi:10.1038/124345a0. S2CID 4205755.
- ↑ Goodrich, Edwin S. 1931. "The scientific work of Edwin Ray Lankester" (PDF). Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. s2-74 (295): 363–382.
- ↑ "Lankester, Edwin Ray". Who's Who. 59: 1019. 1907.