Octavius Pickard-Cambridge
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge (born November 3, 1828 in Bloxworth , Dorset , † March 9, 1917 ibid) was a British pastor and zoologist .
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Pickard-Cambridge first studied law and from 1855 theology at the University of Durham and became vicar in 1860 and rector in Bloxworth in 1868 as successor to his father.
He was interested in birds and finally, after meeting John Blackwall around 1854, in spiders . As he scientifically described a considerable number of spiders, he became the world's leading authority on arachnology. Among his descriptions were well-known species of Atrax robustus . He was considered an authority on spiders from Great Britain, but also edited many collections from all over the world (for example Ceylon, St. Helena, Paraguay, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Kerguelen, Central America).
In 1887 he became a member of the Royal Society .
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge is the uncle of Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge , who also became known for describing many species of spiders.
Fonts
- The Spiders of Dorset. Proc. Dorset Nat. Hist. F.Cl., 1, 1879, SI-XLI, 1-235, pl.I-III.
- Arachnida. Araneida, in: Biol. Centr.-Amer., Zool. 1894, 1895, 1898, 1899
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pickard-Cambridge, Octavius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pastor and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bloxworth , Dorset |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1917 |
| Place of death | Bloxworth , Dorset |