Malcolm Clarke | |
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Born | Malcolm Roy Clarke 24 October 1930 |
Died | 10 May 2013 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Known for | "Wide-ranging and major studies of the physiology, distribution and systematics of squid" [2] |
Spouse | Dorothy Clara Knight |
Awards | FRS [1] |
Scientific career | |
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Malcolm Roy Clarke FRS [1] (24 October 1930 – 10 May 2013) was a British marine biologist. [3] He is most well known for his extensive work on cephalopods and whales. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Clarke did his National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1948 to 1950. [4]
He founded the Cephalopod International Advisory Council, serving time its Secretary and President. [2]
Clarke was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1981. [1] The deep-sea anglerfish Oneirodes clarkei Swinney & Pietsch, 1988 was named in his honor. [12]
Clarke married Dorothy Clara Knight in 1958 and had three sons and one daughter together.
Malcolm Clarke | |
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Born | Malcolm Roy Clarke 24 October 1930 |
Died | 10 May 2013 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Known for | "Wide-ranging and major studies of the physiology, distribution and systematics of squid" [2] |
Spouse | Dorothy Clara Knight |
Awards | FRS [1] |
Scientific career | |
Institutions |
Malcolm Roy Clarke FRS [1] (24 October 1930 – 10 May 2013) was a British marine biologist. [3] He is most well known for his extensive work on cephalopods and whales. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Clarke did his National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1948 to 1950. [4]
He founded the Cephalopod International Advisory Council, serving time its Secretary and President. [2]
Clarke was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1981. [1] The deep-sea anglerfish Oneirodes clarkei Swinney & Pietsch, 1988 was named in his honor. [12]
Clarke married Dorothy Clara Knight in 1958 and had three sons and one daughter together.