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Arthur Dendy
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Australian-British zoologist and botanist (1865-1925)
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Arthur Dendy (1865–1925) was a British zoologist, botanist, botanical collector, and non-fiction writer. Born in Manchester and educated at Victoria University of Manchester, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He resided in New Zealand and worked for King's College London, the University of Canterbury, the Natural History Museum, and the University of Melbourne. His native and written language was English.
Dendy was a member of the Royal Society, the Linnean Society of London, and Royal Society Te Apārangi, receiving the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. He was recognized in the Royal Society collection. His notable works include *The Cryptozoic fauna of Australia*, *Outlines of evolutionary biology*, *Physiology and national needs*, *The biological foundations of society*, and *The sponge-fauna of Madras*. Items from his collection are held at the Natural History Museum. He died in London.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1865
- Died
- 1925
- Works
- 10
Top works
- The Cryptozoic fauna of Australia
- On the occurrence of a mesocœlic recess in the human brain, and its relation to the subcommissural organ of lower vertebrates
- On the structure, development and morphological interpretation of the pineal organs and adjacent parts of the brain in the Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
- Outlines of evolutionary biology
- Physiology and national needs
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Manchester
- Place of death
- London
- Sibling
- Helen Bosanquet
- Educated at
- Victoria University of Manchester
- Employer
- University of Melbourne
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Residence
- New Zealand
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- member of
- Royal Society Te Apārangi
- date of birth
- 1865-01-20
- date of death
- 1925-03-24
- author citation (zoology)
- Dendy
- writing language
- English language
- significant person
- Leonard Cockayne
- P6944
- Arthur Dendy
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
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