Edmund Murton Walker

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Edmund Murton Walker

Edmund Murton Walker (born October 5, 1877 in Windsor , † February 14, 1969 in Toronto ) was a Canadian entomologist .

Walker was born in Windsor as the first son of the President of the Canadian Bank of Commerce , Byron Edmund Walker . After studying in Toronto and Berlin, he worked in the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto from 1904 . In 1934 he became head of the zoology department there . In addition, he held a professorship in entomology from 1906 until his retirement in 1948 and was a member of the management of the Royal Ontario Museum in several functions from 1918 until his death . In the museum he founded the invertebrate collection . In 1943 he married Norma Ford, a former student. Walker died in Toronto in 1969.

Honors

He was awarded the Flavelle Medal of the Royal Society of Canada in 1960 . He also received an honorary degree from Carleton University . The University of Toronto named a scholarship program after him in his memory.

Works

One of his most important works is the three-volume Odonata of Canada and Alaska . He also worked from 1910 to 1920 with the Canadian Entomologist magazine .

credentials

personal data
SURNAME Walker, Edmund Murton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian entomologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Windsor, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1969
Place of death Toronto