Ray Lankester
British zoologist (1847-1929)
Also known as Sir E. Ray Lankester KCB, FRS · Edwin Ray Lankester · Lank. · E. Ray Lankester · Sir Edwin Ray Lankester · Sir E. Ray Lankester
- Born
- May 15, 1847
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 4.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 5.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 6.Stated in www.accademiadellescienze.itRetrieved 2020-12-01
- May 15, 1847
- Died
- August 13, 1929
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Sources- 1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
- 2.Stated in www.accademiadellescienze.itRetrieved 2020-12-01
- August 13, 1929
- Birthplace
- Westminster
- , London
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Sources- 1.Stated in www.accademiadellescienze.itRetrieved 2020-12-01
- 2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2024-06-23
- 3.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
- Place of death
- Chelsea
- , London
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Sources- 1.Stated in www.accademiadellescienze.itRetrieved 2020-12-01
- 2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2024-06-23
- 3.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- botanist
- , journalist
- , zoologist
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- +5 more
- Positions held
- Linacre Professor of Zoology(1891–1898)
- , museum director
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- Education
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- Member of
- Royal Society of London
- Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
- Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
- Academy of Sciences of the USSR
- Royal Physiographic Society in Lund
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL
- National Academy of Sciences(since 1903) subject has role: International Member of the National Academy of Sciences
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- Academy of Sciences of Turin(since 1905)
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- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei(since 1898) affiliation: Q137386995 · subject has role: Q137396485
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Linnean Medal(1920)
- Copley Medal(1913) award rationale: On the ground of the high scientific value of the researches in zoology carried out by him.
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Sources- 1.“Award winners : Copley Medal”docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1336391689&single=trueRetrieved 2018-12-30
- Darwin–Wallace Medal(1908)
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Sources- 1.linnean.org/the-society/medals-awards-prizes-grants/the-darwin-wallace-medalRetrieved 2018-12-27
- Royal Medal(1885)
- Field of work
- zoology
- evolutionary biology
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-03-15
- natural history collection
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-03-15
- art collection
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-03-15
- Name in native language
- Edwin Ray Lankester
- Sex or gender
- male
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Sources- 1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-23
- male
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: countries with 70 years pma or shorter
- Contributed to creative work
- Popular Science subject has role: contributor
- Work location
- London
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2026-03-15
- London
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