Sidney Frederic Harmer
Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer FRS[1] (9 March 1862 – 22 October 1950) was a British zoologist. He was President of the Linnean Society 1927-1931 and was awarded the Linnean Medal in 1934.[2]
Sidney Harmer was Superintendent of the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology from 1892-1908.[3] Harmer was Keeper of Zoology at the Natural History Museum from 1909 to 1921 and director of the Museum from 1919 to 1927.[4] His research library is held in the National Marine Biological Library at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth.
He was the father of Russell Harmer, the gold-medal winning British sailor, and great uncle of the actress and writer Juliet Harmer, best known for her role in the 1960s TV series Adam Adamant Lives!
References
- ↑ Calman, W. T. (1951). "Sidney Frederic Harmer. 1862-1950". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 7 (20): 359–326. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1951.0007. JSTOR 769025.
- ↑ "Harmer, Sidney Harmer (HRMR880SF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ "Cambridge University Museum of Zoology: Histories & Archives". Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Photo and brief bio for Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer from National Marine Biological Library of U.K.
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