Arthur Erskine Ellis
British scientist, biologist and naturalist (1902–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Erskine Ellis (1 October 1902 – 28 February 1983), often known as A.E. Ellis, was a British scientist, biologist and naturalist. Ellis is best known for his large number of malacological publications, including some which became essential texts on the subject of British non-marine malacology. To a lesser extent, Ellis published papers about other land invertebrates and various aspects of the fauna and flora of Britain. In addition Ellis had five ghost stories published.[1]
Arthur Erskine Ellis | |
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Born | 1 October 1902 (1902-10) Bangalore, India |
Died | 28 February 1983 (1983-03-01) (aged 80) Alphington, Exeter, England |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Awards | Fellow of the Linnean Society, 1931, H. H. Bloomer Award, 1970; Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Stamford Raffles Award for 1974 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Malacology, natural history |
Ellis was also a plant collector. From 1919 to 1961 he contributed specimens of spermatophytes to a number of different herbariums in Britain.[2]
Stella Turk, the British naturalist said about Ellis, "It is difficult to categorise people. Should one even try? We are all multiple in a singular way!"; she also commented, "As might have been expected, he wrote his own obituary in which he gives a broad outline of his life and very lengthy bibliography", (J. Conch. 31 1983).[3]