Thomas Alan Stephenson

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Thomas Alan Stephenson
Born Thomas Alan Stephenson
(1898-01-19)January 19, 1898
Institutions Aberystwyth University
Alma mater Aberystwyth University
Notable awards Fellow of the Royal Society[2]
Author abbreviation (botany)
The standard author abbreviation T.A.Stephenson is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
Author abbreviation (zoology)
The standard author abbreviation Stephenson is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a zoological name.[4]
Thomas Alan Stephenson FRS[2] (19 January 1898–3 April 1961) was a British naturalist, and marine biologist, specialising in sea anemones.

Education

Stephenson was born at Burnham-on-Sea, the son of a minister and amateur botanist. He soon developed an interest in natural history and went to study at University College, Aberystwyth. He began to study the local sea anemones there, but had to abandon his studies because of illness. Despite not completing his degree, he was made a staff member and was later awarded a doctorate for the body of work that he had produced.

Career

Stephenson held a number of academic posts in Britain, and at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Significantly, his final position was that of Professor and Head of the Department of Zoology at the University College of wales, Aberystwyth.

The National Marine Biological Library at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth hold some of his personal and scientific records, including paintings, negatives and notebooks on South Africa.

References

  1. ↑ Online version of the Code of International Council of Zoological Nomenclature
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yonge, C. M. (1962). "Thomas Alan Stephenson 1898-1961". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 8: 136. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1962.0010. 
  3. ↑ "Author Query for 'T.A.Stephenson'". International Plant Names Index. 
  4. ↑ Online version of the Code of International Council of Zoological Nomenclature

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