Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, FRS (May 15, 1847 - August 13, 1929) was a Britishzoologist. Image File history File links Ray_Lankester. ... Image File history File links Ray_Lankester. ... Sir Leslie Ward (1851–1922) was a British portrait artist and caricaturist. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Fellowship of the Royal Society was founded in 1660. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ...
Lankester was Jodrell Professor of Zoology at University College, London from 1874 to 1890 and Linacre Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Oxford University from 1891 to 1898, and was director of the Natural History Museum from 1898 to 1907. He was a founder in 1884 of the Marine Biological Association at Plymouth. Influential as teacher and writer on biological theories, comparative anatomy, and evolution, Lankester studied the protozoa, mollusca, and arthropoda. The Front Quad University College London, commonly known as UCL, is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Natural History Museum from the south east The Natural History Museum, one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, Kensington, London (the others are the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum), is home to life and earth science collections comprising some 70 million items. ...
He was knighted in 1907. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1913. The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals personal bravery, achievement or service to the United Kingdom. ... The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. ...
Sir Edwin RayLankester, FRS (May 15, 1847 - August 13, 1929) was a British zoologist.
Lankester was Jodrell Professor of Zoology at University College, London from 1874 to 1890 and Linacre Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Oxford University from 1891 to 1898, and was director of the Natural History Museum from 1898 to 1907.
Influential as teacher and writer on biological theories, comparative anatomy, and evolution, Lankester studied the protozoa, mollusca, and arthropoda.
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