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Ray Forster
Ray Forster
Born	19 June 1922
Died	1 July 2000 (aged 78); Dunedin, New Zealand
Spouse	Lyn Forster (m. 1948)
	Scientific career
Fields	Arachnology

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Raymond Robert Forster QSO (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.

Biography[edit]

Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922,^[1] and was educated at Victoria University College, gaining BSc, MSc(Hons) and DSc degrees.^[2]

Forster was an entomologist at the National Museum in Wellington from 1940 to 1947, with an interruption for military service during World War II.^[2] Between 1942 and 1945 he served first in the army and then as a naval radar mechanic.^[3] He was appointed zoologist and assistant director at Canterbury Museum in 1948, and in 1957 he moved to Otago Museum to take up the position of director. He retired from that role in 1987.^[1]

Forster wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17. Over the course of his career, more than 100 scientific papers and volumes were published bearing his name, including the definitive six-volume Spiders of New Zealand, in co-authorship with international colleagues. He also published Small Land Animals and co-authored NZ Spiders, An Introduction.^[2] Much of his work was accomplished in collaboration with his wife, Lyn Forster, a notable New Zealand arachnologist.^[4]

He researched and classified many of New Zealand's thousands of native spiders, and was responsible for establishing Otago Museum's spider collection.^[2]

Forster died in Dunedin in 2000.^[3]

Honours[edit]

In 1961, Forster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and received two of that society's honours: the Hutton Medal in 1971; and the Hector Medal in 1983.^[1]

The University of Otago honoured Forster with the award of the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, in 1978.^[1]

Forster was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977,^[2] and was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1984 New Year Honours.^[5]

Forster was also elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.^[6]

Honorific eponym[edit]

A small valley in Fiordland, Forster Burn, is named after him.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Raven, Robert J. (2000). "Raymond Robert Forster QSO DSc NZ Otago FRSNZ FESNZ FMANZ 1922–2000: Are you there?". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "World-rated zoologist classified many native NZ spiders". Otago Daily Times. 8 July 2000.
^ ^a ^b Ray Forster obituary Archived 8 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. International Society of Arachnology. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
^ Vink, Cor J.; Sirvid, Phil J.; Hall, Grace (February 2009). "Obituary DR LYNDSAY MCLAREN FORSTER: 1925–2009". New Zealand Entomologist. 32 (1): 95–97. doi:10.1080/00779962.2009.9722184. ISSN 0077-9962. S2CID 85262722.
^ "No. 49584". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1983. p. 35.
^ "Fellowship of the society – Entomological Society of New Zealand". Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[RSNZ-1] Raven, Robert J. (2000). "Raymond Robert Forster QSO DSc NZ Otago FRSNZ FESNZ FMANZ 1922–2000: Are you there?". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

[otago-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "World-rated zoologist classified many native NZ spiders". Otago Daily Times. 8 July 2000.

[ISA-3] Ray Forster obituary Archived 8 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. International Society of Arachnology. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

[4] Vink, Cor J.; Sirvid, Phil J.; Hall, Grace (February 2009). "Obituary DR LYNDSAY MCLAREN FORSTER: 1925–2009". New Zealand Entomologist. 32 (1): 95–97. doi:10.1080/00779962.2009.9722184. ISSN 0077-9962. S2CID 85262722.

[5] "No. 49584". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1983. p. 35.

[6] "Fellowship of the society – Entomological Society of New Zealand". Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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+'''Raymond Robert Forster''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QSO|size=85%}} (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand [[Arachnology|arachnologist]] and museum director. He was a Fellow of the [[Entomological Society of New Zealand]].
 ==Biography==
-Forster was born in [[Hastings, New Zealand]] in 1922,<ref name="RSNZ">{{cite web |url=http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/publications/reports/yearbooks/year2000/obituaries/ray-forster/ |title=Raymond Robert Forster QSO DSc NZ Otago FRSNZ FESNZ FMANZ 1922-2000: Are you there? |first=Robert J. |last=Raven |publisher=Royal Society of New Zealand |year=2000 |accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref> and was educated at [[Victoria University of Wellington]], gaining BSc, MSc(Hons) and DSc degrees.<ref name=otago>{{cite web |url=http://philosophy.wisc.edu/forster/Lyn&Ray/RayForsterODTJuly2000.htm |title=World-rated zoologist classified many native NZ spiders |publisher=Otago Daily Times |date=2000-07-08}}</ref>
+Forster was born in [[Hastings, New Zealand]] in 1922,<ref name="RSNZ">{{cite web |url=http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/publications/reports/yearbooks/year2000/obituaries/ray-forster/ |title=Raymond Robert Forster QSO DSc NZ Otago FRSNZ FESNZ FMANZ 1922–2000: Are you there? |first=Robert J. |last=Raven |publisher=Royal Society of New Zealand |year=2000 |access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref> and was educated at [[Victoria University of Wellington|Victoria University College]], gaining BSc, MSc(Hons) and DSc degrees.<ref name=otago>{{cite web |url=http://philosophy.wisc.edu/forster/Lyn&Ray/RayForsterODTJuly2000.htm |title=World-rated zoologist classified many native NZ spiders |publisher=Otago Daily Times |date=8 July 2000}}</ref>
-Forster was an [[entomologist]] at the [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|National Museum]] in [[Wellington, New Zealand|Wellington]] from 1940 to 1947, with an interruption for military service during World War II.<ref name=otago/>  Between 1942 and 1945 he served first in the army and then as a naval radar mechanic.<ref name="ISA">[http://www.arachnology.org/isa/obituaries/forster.html Ray Forster obituary]. International Society of Arachnology. Retrieved 14 February 2013.</ref>  He was appointed zoologist and assistant director at [[Canterbury Museum, Christchurch|Canterbury Museum]] in 1948, and in 1957 he moved to [[Otago Museum]] to take up the position of director.  He retired from that role in 1987.<ref name="RSNZ"/>
+Forster was an [[entomologist]] at the [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|National Museum]] in [[Wellington]] from 1940 to 1947, with an interruption for military service during World War II.<ref name=otago/>  Between 1942 and 1945 he served first in the army and then as a naval radar mechanic.<ref name="ISA">[http://www.arachnology.org/isa/obituaries/forster.html Ray Forster obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808160128/http://www.arachnology.org/ISA/obituaries/forster.html |date=8 August 2013 }}. International Society of Arachnology. Retrieved 14 February 2013.</ref>  He was appointed zoologist and assistant director at [[Canterbury Museum, Christchurch|Canterbury Museum]] in 1948, and in 1957 he moved to [[Otago Museum]] to take up the position of director.  He retired from that role in 1987.<ref name="RSNZ"/>
-Forster wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17.  Over the course of his career, more than 100 scientific papers and volumes were published bearing his name, including the definitive six-volume ''Spiders of New Zealand'', in co-authorship with international colleagues. He also published ''Small Land Animals'' and co-authored ''NZ Spiders, An Introduction''.<ref name=otago/>
+Forster wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17.  Over the course of his career, more than 100 scientific papers and volumes were published bearing his name, including the definitive six-volume ''Spiders of New Zealand'', in co-authorship with international colleagues. He also published ''Small Land Animals'' and co-authored ''NZ Spiders, An Introduction''.<ref name=otago/> Much of his work was accomplished in collaboration with his wife, [[Lyn Forster]], a notable New Zealand arachnologist.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Vink|first1=Cor J.|last2=Sirvid|first2=Phil J.|last3=Hall|first3=Grace|date=February 2009|title=Obituary DR LYNDSAY MCLAREN FORSTER: 1925–2009|journal=New Zealand Entomologist|language=en|volume=32|issue=1|pages=95–97|doi=10.1080/00779962.2009.9722184|s2cid=85262722|issn=0077-9962}}</ref>
-He researched and classified many of [[New Zealand]]'s thousands of native spiders, and was responsible for establishing [[Otago Museum]]'s spider collection.<ref name=otago/>
+He researched and classified many of New Zealand's thousands of native spiders, and was responsible for establishing [[Otago Museum]]'s spider collection.<ref name=otago/>
-Forster died in Dunedin in 2000.<ref name="ISA"/>
+Forster died in [[Dunedin]] in 2000.<ref name="ISA"/>
 ==Honours==
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 The [[University of Otago]] honoured Forster with the award of the degree of Doctor of Science, ''honoris causa'', in 1978.<ref name="RSNZ"/>
-He was awarded the [[Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal]] in 1977,<ref name=otago/> and was appointed a [[Queen's Service Order|Companion of the Queen's Service Order]] for public services in the [[1984 New Year Honours]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/49584/supplements/33 ''London Gazette'' (supplement), No. 49584, 30 December 1983]. Retrieved 10 February 2013.</ref>
+Forster was awarded the [[Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal]] in 1977,<ref name=otago/> and was appointed a [[Queen's Service Order|Companion of the Queen's Service Order]] for public services in the [[1984 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1984 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=49584 |date=31 December 1983 |page=35 |supp=2}}</ref>
+Forster was also elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellowship of the society – Entomological Society of New Zealand |url=https://ento.org.nz/awards-and-grants/fellowship-of-the-society/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
 ==Honorific eponym==
 A small valley in [[Fiordland]], Forster Burn, is named after him.<ref name=otago/>
 ==References==
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-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
+{{Recipients of the Hector Memorial Medal}}
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
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-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Hastings, New Zealand
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1 July 2000
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = Dunedin, New Zealand
-}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Forster, Raymond Robert}}
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-[[Category:New Zealand entomologists]]
+[[Category:New Zealand arachnologists]]
 [[Category:Victoria University of Wellington alumni]]
-[[Category:Recipients of the Hector Memorial Medal]]
 [[Category:Companions of the Queen's Service Order]]
 [[Category:People from Hastings, New Zealand]]
-[[Category:Museum directors]]
+[[Category:Directors of museums in New Zealand]]
-[[Category:Royal New Zealand Navy personnel]]
+[[Category:Royal New Zealand Navy personnel of World War II]]
+[[Category:20th-century New Zealand zoologists]]
+[[Category:People associated with Otago Museum]]
+[[Category:New Zealand military personnel of World War II]]
+[[Category:People associated with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa]]
+[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand]]
+[[Category:Fellows of the Entomological Society of New Zealand]]

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