Malcolm Laurie
| Malcolm Laurie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 27, 1866 Edinburgh |
| Died |
July 16, 1932 (aged 70) Harpenden |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Fields | Zoology, Palaeontology |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Arachnids, Scorpions |
Malcolm Laurie FRSE FLS (27 February 1866 – 16 July 1932) was a Scottish zoologist. He became a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1]
Biography
Laurie was full Professor of Zoology at St Mungo's College, Glasgow, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of the Linnean Society.[2]
He became examiner in zoology at the University of Glasgow in 1899.[3]
Family
His father was the educator Simon Somerville Laurie. He was the brother of chemist Arthur Pillans Laurie (1861-1949), both of whom were also fellows of the RSE.[1]
Reception
In a letter to Nature, three scientists wrote "The systematic position of Limulus has long been a vexed question, which no one can attempt to solve without consulting the work of Malcolm Laurie on the fossil Eurypterids."[4]
Works
Laurie published numerous papers on the arachnids, especially the scorpions.
- Elliot, George Francis Scott, Malcolm Laurie, J. Barclay Murdoch. Fauna, Flora and Geology of the Clyde Area. University of Glasgow Press, 1901.
References
- 1 2 "Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002" (PDF). Biographical Index, Part Two. Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ↑ Laurie, Malcolm (August 1896). "Further Notes on the Anatomy and Development of Scorpions, and their bearing on the Classification of the Order". Journal of Natural History. 18 (104): 121–133. doi:10.1080/00222939608680422.
- ↑ "News". The American Naturalist. 33 (394): 839–842. October 1889. doi:10.1086/277459. JSTOR 2454292.
- ↑ POCOCK R. I., F. A. BATHER & B. B. WOODWARD (16 November 1893). ""The Zoological Record" (Letters to Editor)". Nature. 49: 53. doi:10.1038/049053a0.
External links
- Prof. Malcolm Laurie (summary of sources)