J. F. Gates Clarke

J. F. Gates Clarke
Born(1905-02-22)February 22, 1905
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
DiedSeptember 17, 1990(1990-09-17) (aged 85)
Hyattsville, Maryland
EmployerSmithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History
Known forauthority on moths, discoverer of Pseudomeritastis clarkei species of moth which bears his name
Spouses
  • Thelma Miesen Clarke (m. 1929, died in 1988)
  • Nancy du Pre Clarke (m. 1989)[1]
ChildrenJ. F. Gates Clarke Jr., Carol Lewis[1]

John Frederick Gates Clarke (February 22, 1905 – September 17, 1990) was a Canadian-American entomologist and an authority on moths. He worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pamela M. Henson. "Record Unit 9555, J. F. Gates Clarke Oral History Interviews". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Smithsonian Entomologist J.F. Gates Clarke Dies At 85". The Washington Post. 1990-09-21.
  3. ↑ Cook, Joan (1990-09-21). "J. F. Gates Clarke, Entomologist, 85; Was Moth Expert". The New York Times. p. 6, Section B. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ↑ Schaefer, David. "J.F. Gates Clarke, Moth Expert". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ↑ Hodges, Ronald W. (1991). "J. F. Gates Clarke". American Entomologist. 37 (3): 190. doi:10.1093/ae/37.3.190.
  6. ↑ "Clarke, John F. Gates". Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  7. ↑ Svensson, Ingvar (1998). "Gamla lepidopterologer som jag känt" [Old lepidopterists whom I have known] (PDF). Entomologisk Tidskrift (in Swedish). 119 (3–4): 163–190. ISSN 0013-886X.


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