Valerie Todd Davies

Valerie Todd Davies (born 29 September 1920 in Makirikiri, near Wanganui, New Zealand, died 29 October 2012 in Brisbane, Queensland) was an arachnologist who described many species of spider.[1]

Davies attended Victoria University of Wellington, followed by the University of Otago in Dunedin, then Somerville College, Oxford for a PhD.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Davies, Rosemary (7 January 2013). "Leading light in world of arachnids: Valerie Davies, 1920-2012". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 3 May 2015.


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