Arthur Stanley Hirst
Arthur Stanley Hirst (* 1883 in Hackney , London , † May 4, 1930 on the Indian Ocean ) was a British arachnologist .
Hirst was the son of a doctor and attended Merchant Taylor's School in London. He studied zoology at University College London and in 1905 became Assistant Keeper at the Natural History Museum , initially in the mammals department, but then switched to spiders and myriapods and succeeded Reginald Innes Pocock there . In 1921 he had to resign due to health problems and went to the drier climate of Australia, where he continued his research at the University of Adelaide. In 1930 he wanted to return to England, but died at sea before arriving in Colombo , Sri Lanka .
He was an expert on mites. He also worked on spiders from Australia, the Indian Ocean islands, Africa and India.
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- Species of Arachnida and Myriopoda (scorpions, spiders, mites, ticks and centipedes) injurious to man, Trustees of the British museum, London 1920.
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| SURNAME | Hirst, Arthur Stanley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British arachnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London Borough of Hackney , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4th 1930 |
| Place of death | Indian Ocean |