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Edward Waller (1803–1873) was an Irish zoologist.
Life
The son of Thomas Maunsell Waller and Margaret Vereker, Waller was born in Finnoe, County Tipperary. Waller was a land owner and barrister from County Tipperary. He owned Finnoe House, Borrisokane, a summer home in County Tyrone and the yacht used by the Belfast Dredging Committee of which he was a member (other members were George Crawford Hyndman, George Dickie and John Gwyn Jeffreys). He was interested in Mollusca and Foraminifera 1867-68 and is honoured in the name Aclis walleri so named by Jeffreys in 1867.
His younger brother was John Francis Waller (1809-1894) [1]
Family
Edward married Mary Crossle on 3 August 1829 at Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. Mary was the only daughter of Henry Crossle of Avaline House in County Tyrone. [2]
Works
- Waller, Edward 1867 Report on the Foraminifera obtained in the Shetland Seas. Report Brit. Assoc.(Dundee, 1867), 1867, pp. 44 1 -446. London.
- Waller, Edward 1868 Report on the Shetland Foraminifera for 1868. Report Brit. Assoc. (Norwich, 1868), 1868, pp. 340, 341. London.
References
- Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names (BEMON) [1] Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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Edward Waller (1803–1873) was an Irish zoologist.
Life
The son of Thomas Maunsell Waller and Margaret Vereker, Waller was born in Finnoe, County Tipperary. Waller was a land owner and barrister from County Tipperary. He owned Finnoe House, Borrisokane, a summer home in County Tyrone and the yacht used by the Belfast Dredging Committee of which he was a member (other members were George Crawford Hyndman, George Dickie and John Gwyn Jeffreys). He was interested in Mollusca and Foraminifera 1867-68 and is honoured in the name Aclis walleri so named by Jeffreys in 1867.
His younger brother was John Francis Waller (1809-1894) [1]
Family
Edward married Mary Crossle on 3 August 1829 at Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. Mary was the only daughter of Henry Crossle of Avaline House in County Tyrone. [2]
Works
- Waller, Edward 1867 Report on the Foraminifera obtained in the Shetland Seas. Report Brit. Assoc.(Dundee, 1867), 1867, pp. 44 1 -446. London.
- Waller, Edward 1868 Report on the Shetland Foraminifera for 1868. Report Brit. Assoc. (Norwich, 1868), 1868, pp. 340, 341. London.
References
- Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names (BEMON) [1] Archived 16 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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