Glen Milton Storr
Glen Milton Storr | |
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| Born | 27 December 1921 Adelaide |
| Died | 26 June 1990 (aged 68)[1] Perth |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Fields | Ornithology |
| Institutions | Lands Department South Australia, Western Australian Museum |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | G.M.Storr |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Storr |
Dr. Glen Milton Storr (27 December 1921 – 26 June 1990) was an Australian
Storr produced his postgraduate research on kangaroos. His tenure as curator at the WA museum ended in 1986.[2]
Career
Storr was born in Adelaide in 1921, and had become a cadet land surveyor with the South Australian Lands Department in 1939. World War II interrupted his training when he joined the Australian Infantry in 1942, serving with the Second Ninth Field Regiment in New Guinea and Queensland (1943-1945) Following the war, he became a licensed surveyor in South Australia in 1947.[1]
Legacy
Storr was one of the most prolific alpha-taxonomists in herpetology, describing 232 species and subspecies of reptiles, which places him in the top-10 of all-time world-wide.[3] He is commemorated in the scientific names of five species of reptiles: Carlia storri, Ctenotus storri, Lerista storri, Morethia storri, and Varanus storri.[4]
References
- ^ JSTOR 1446616.
- ^ "Storr, Glen Milton - Biographical entry - Encyclopedia of Australian Science". www.eoas.info. The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research. 1993.
- PMID 29689772.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Storr", p. 256).
External links
- Davies, S.J.J.F. (2016). "Glen Milton Storr". Emu - Austral Ornithology. 91 (1): 66. ISSN 0158-4197.
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