John Frederick Gates Clarke (February 22, 1905 – September 17, 1990) was a Canadian-American entomologist and an authority on moths. He worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
J. F. Gates Clarke | |
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| Born | February 22, 1905 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | September 17, 1990 (aged 85) |
| Employer | Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History |
| Known for | authority on moths, discoverer of Pseudomeritastis clarkei species of moth which bears his name |
| Spouse(s) | Thelma Miesen Clarke (died in 1988); Nancy duPre Clarke |
| Children | J. F. Gates Clarke Jr., Carol Lewis |
References
edit- ^ "Smithsonian Entomologist J.F. Gates Clarke Dies At 85". The Washington Post. 1990-09-21.
- ^ Cook, Joan (1990-09-21). "J. F. Gates Clarke, Entomologist, 85; Was Moth Expert". The New York Times. p. 6, Section B. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ Schaefer, David. "J.F. Gates Clarke, Moth Expert". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ Hodges, Ronald W. (1991). "J. F. Gates Clarke". American Entomologist. 37 (3): 190. doi:10.1093/ae/37.3.190.
- ^ "Clarke, John F. Gates". Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ Svensson, Ingvar (1998). "Gamla lepidopterologer som jag kiint" [Old lepidopterists whom I have known] (PDF). Entomologisk Tidskrift (in Swedish). 119 (3–4): 163190. ISSN 0013-886X.
External links
edit- "J. F. Gates Clarke (1905-1990)". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
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