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Edwin Ray Lankester, 1847-1929

Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 1847.05.15
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Date of Death: 1929.08.15
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Identity:

Edwin Ray Lankester was Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at University College, London from 1874-1890.

Life:

He was founder of the Marine Biological Association in 1884 and became Vice-President of the Royal Society in 1896.

Bibliography:

Who's Who, 1898, London, 1898; Who was Who: A Companion to Who's Who, London, 1920 et seq.; Who was who: a cumulated index, 1897-1990, London, 1991.