Arthur Erskine Ellis
| Arthur Erskine Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1902 Banglore, India |
| Died |
28 February 1983 (aged 80) Alphington, Exeter, England |
| Residence | Great Britain |
| Citizenship | British |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Malacology, natural history |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Influences | Robert Winckworth, A. E. Boycott |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Linnean Society, 1931, H. H. Bloomer Award, 1970; Fellow of the Zoological Society of London, Stamford Raffles Award for 1974 |
Arthur Erskine Ellis (1 October 1902 – 28 February 1983), often known as A.E. Ellis, was a British scientist, biologist and naturalist. Ellis is best known for his large number of malacological publications, including some which became essential texts on the subject of British non-marine malacology. To a lesser extent, Ellis published papers about other land invertebrates and various aspects of the fauna and flora of Britain. In addition Ellis had five ghost stories published.
Ellis was also a plant collector. From 1919-1961 he contributed specimens of spermatophytes to a number of different herbariums in Britain.
Stella Turk, the British naturalist said about Ellis, "It is difficult to categorise people. Should one even try? We are all multiple in a singular way!"; she also commented, "As might have been expected, he wrote his own obituary in which he gives a broad outline of his life and very lengthy bibliography, (J. Conch. 31 1983).
Two taxa were named in Ellis' honor:
A.E. Ellis published several books which were the standard reference texts for identifying the non-marine Mollusca of Great Britain and Ireland during most of the 20th century:
Publications on non-marine mollusca and obituaries of conchologists:
Conchological Society; Papers for Students
Publications in the Conchologists' Newsletter:
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