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Sidney Frederic Harmer

British zoologist (1862-1950) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 88

Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer, KBE, FRS was a British zoologist. He was superintendent of the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology (1892-1908) and then the Keeper of Zoology (1909-1921) and director (1919-1927) of the Natural History Museum in London. His research focused on taxonomy of invertebrates and Cetacea.

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Linnean Medal1934
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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He was an elected fellow of the Royal Society (1898), and served as president of the Linnean Society (1927-1931), receiving the Linnean Medal (1934).

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United Kingdom
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1862 to 1950 · aged 88