E. Ray Lankester facts for kids
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Sir E. Ray Lankester
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Sir E. Ray Lankester in 1908
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| Born | 15 May 1847 London
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| Died | 13 August 1929 (aged 82) London
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| 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) |
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| 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. |
Sir E. Ray Lankester KCB, FRS (15 May 1847 – 13 August 1929) was a British zoologist, born in London.
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.
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. Ray Lankester was probably named after the naturalist John Ray.
Images for kids
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Ray Lankester by Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair 1905.
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Sir Edwin Ray Lankester in 1918
See also
In Spanish: Ray Lankester para niños
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