Wally Clark (zoologist)
Wally Clark | |
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| Born | Walter Clive Clark 22 October 1927 Imperial College, London |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Massey University University of Canterbury |
| Thesis | Systematic and morphological studies on some Enoplida Nematoda, with special reference to the soil fauna of New Zealand (1961) |
| Doctoral advisors | Bernard Peters Charles Potter |
| Doctoral students | Gregor Yeates |
Walter Clive Clark (22 October 1927 – 21 November 2019) was a New Zealand zoologist who specialised in the study of
pycnogonids. He was a professor at Massey University and later the University of Canterbury
.
Early life, family, and education
Born in
PhD at Imperial College London, supervised by Bernard Peters and Charles Potter, in 1961.[4] The title of his doctoral thesis was Systematic and morphological studies on some Enoplida Nematoda, with special reference to the soil fauna of New Zealand.[4]
In 1958, Clark married Gwenda Bellamy Goodman.[1][5]
Academic career
Clark was appointed professor of zoology at
professor emeritus.[7]
Among the research students supervised by Clark was Gregor Yeates, who completed his PhD on the ecology of nematodes in sand dunes in 1968.[8]
Later life and death
In retirement, Clark lived in the small town of Woodend. His first wife died in 1999,[9] and he later remarried, to Clover.[5] He died on 21 November 2019.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Petersen, G.C., ed. (1971). Who's Who in New Zealand (10th ed.). Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 113.
- ISBN 0-473-01003-8.
- ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Ca–Cl". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b Systematic and morphological studies on some Enoplida Nematoda, with special reference to the soil fauna of New Zealand (PDF) (PhD). Imperial College London. 1961.
- ^ a b c "Walter Clark death notice". The Press. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Warne, Kennedy (November–December 2011). "Pegasus rising". New Zealand Geographic. No. 112. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Professores emeriti". Calendar 06 (PDF). Christchurch: University of Canterbury. 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Dr Gregor Yeates (born 1944 – 6 August 2012)" (PDF). School of Biological Sciences Newsletter. No. 241. University of Canterbury. 13 August 2012. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Cemeteries database". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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