Albert Davidson Michael

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Albert Davidson Michael (born May 5, 1836 in London , † May 29, 1927 ) was a British zoologist , specialist in mites.

He published monographs on horn mites (Oribatida) and Tyriglyphidae (a nomenclature no longer in use today for mites, which today are largely included in Glycyphagoidea, Acaroidea and Anoetoidea)

From 1893 to 1896 he was President of the Royal Microscopical Society . He was their Fellow and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and the Zoological Society of London .

Fonts

  • British Oribatidae, Ray Society, 2 volumes, 1884, 1888
  • Oribatidae, Das Tierreich, Berlin: Friedländer 1898
  • British Tyriglyphidae, Ray Society, 2 volumes, 1901, 1903

literature

  • RA Baker, MJ Colloff: Albert Davidson Michael (1836-1927) and his wife Anne, partners in acarology and microscopy, Quekett J. Microscopy 40, 2006, pp. 229-241
personal data
SURNAME Michael, Albert Davidson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1927