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Sir Edwin Ray Lankester KCB FRS (15 May 1847 – 13 August 1929) was a British zoologist. An invertebrate zoologist and evolutionary biologist, he held chairs at University College London and Oxford University. He was the third Director of the Natural History Museum, London, and was awarded the Copley Medal of the Royal Society.
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May 11, 2024 · Sir Edwin Ray Lankester (born May 15, 1847, London, England—died August 15, 1929, London) was a British authority on general zoology at the turn of the 19th century, who made important contributions to comparative anatomy, embryology, parasitology, and anthropology.
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Impatient, utterly fearless, sociable, charming, with a deep booming voice, Ray Lankester was one of the most brilliant and imaginative lecturers in British science. He died on August 15, 1929.
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Edwin Ray Lankester, 1847-1929. AMONG- the many notable services rendered to Zoological Science by the late Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, probably none is more enduring, certainly none stood higher in his own estimation, than the part he played in the foundation of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. For he was indeed its Founder.
Dec 19, 2012 · In his role as Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at UCL from 1875-1890, E. Ray Lankester was responsible for the collection which we now call the Grant Museum of Zoology. Lankester was an extremely influential figure in evolutionary biology, and after UCL went on to a professorship at Oxford and then to direct the Natural History ...
Feb 20, 2014 · Number Three: E. Ray Lankester (1875-1891) Lankester came from humble beginnings yet received an auspicious education. In 1832, he became the assistant to the surgeon Thomas Spurgin who he so impressed that Spurgin helped to fund Lankester through his medicine and science studies via a £300 loan.
The Scientific Work of Edwin Ray Lankester. Edwin S. Goodrich. Author and article information. J Cell Sci (1931) s2-74 (295): 363–382. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.s2-74.295.363. Split-screen. PDF. Versions. Share. Tools. ABSTRACT.
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