Alfred Frank Millidge

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Alfred Frank Millidge , called Frank, (born January 7, 1914 in Newport , Isle of Wight , † April 16, 2012 ) was a British arachnologist . He worked at the American Museum of Natural History .

He is best known for his standard work British Spiders with George Hazelwood Locket . More than 100 first descriptions of species come from him and a number of spider species are also named after him. He was a specialist in the canopy spider family (Linyphiidae).

Fonts

  • with GH Locket: British Spiders, Ray Society, 3 volumes, 1951, 1953, 1973 (volume 3 also with Peter Merrett)

literature

  • Michael John Roberts: The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. : Volume 1, Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae. Harley Books, Colchester, 1985, pp. 13-14.
  • Peter Merrett: Obituary for Alfred Frank Millidge in: Arachnology 15 (9). British Arachnological Society, Loughborough, 2012, pp. 322-324.
personal data
SURNAME Millidge, Alfred Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British arachnologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Newport , Isle of Wight
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 2012