Sir Edwin Ray Lankester
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Animals, Endangered Species, Zoology, Natural History
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: After studying invertebrates, Lankester systematized the field of embryology, and he researched major groups of living and fossil animals. He wrote more than one hundred scientific essays, mostly dealing with comparative anatomy and paleontology, and his series of books made scientific matters understandable and interesting to laypersons.
Early Life
Sir Edwin Ray Lankester was born on May 15, 1847, in London, England. His father, Edwin Lankester, M.D., served as a coroner, and he also lectured and wrote articles about natural history,...
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