Harry Wallis Kew
| Harry Wallis Kew | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1868 |
| Died | 1948 |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Known for | Work on pseudoscorpions and molluscs |
Harry Wallis Kew (1868-1948) was an amateur English zoologist.
Wallis Kew worked as a bank clerk in Kent who devoted his free time to the study of pseudoscorpions and molluscs.[1] He is best remembered for his book entitled The dispersal of shells; an inquiry into the means of dispersal possessed by fresh-water and land Mollusc, which included a preface by Alfred Russel Wallace. In this work, Wallis Kew was tracking the phenomena that is now referred to as invasive species in relation to molluscs,[2] and in particular the zebra mussel.[3]
Wallis Kew was the grandson of woodcarver, Thomas Wilkinson Wallis, and in 1884 founded the Louth Naturalists’, Antiquarian and Literary Society.[4]
The gastropod Ameranella kewi (Dickerson, 1915) was named in his honour.
Works
- 1893 The dispersal of shells; an inquiry into the means of dispersal possessed by fresh-water and land Mollusc
- 1901 Lincolnshire Pseudoscorpions: With an Account of the Associations of Such Animals with Other Arthropods
- 1911 A Synopsis of the False-scorpions of Britain and Ireland
- 1912 On the Pairing of Pseudoscorpiones
- 1914 On the Nests of Pseudoscorpiones: With Historical Notes on the Spinning Organs and Observations on the Building and Spinning of the Nests
- 1932 Thomas Johnson, Botanist and Royalist, Etc.
References
- ↑ Conchology, Inc. "Kew, Harry Wallis". Conchology, Inc. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ Simberloff, Daniel (Dr); Rejmanek, Marcel (Dr) (2010). Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions. California: University of California Press. p. 372. ISBN 9780520948433.
- ↑ Egan, Dan. "How invasive species changed the Great Lakes forever". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ Louth Museum. "Thomas Wilkinson Wallis - 1821 to 1903". Louth Museum. Retrieved 25 April 2015.