Mark Harvey (arachnologist)

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Mark S. Harvey
Born (1958-09-17) 17 September 1958 (age 62)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesMark Stephen Harvey
Alma materMonash University
Known forArachnology
Scientific career
InstitutionsWestern Australian Museum
ThesisContributions to the systematics of the pseudoscorpionida (arachnida) the genus synsphyronus chamberlin (garypidae) and the family sternophoridae. (1983)
Author abbrev. (zoology)Harvey

Mark Stephen Harvey (born 17 September 1958) is a museum scientist and biologist. Since 1989 he has been based at the Western Australian Museum.

Career[]

Harvey graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a PhD titled "Contributions to the systematics of the pseudoscorpionida (arachnida) : the genus synsphyronus chamberlin (garypidae) and the family sternophoridae".[1]

His research interests include the systematics and evolution of arachnids and other terrestrial invertebrates.

As of November 2019, he is a member and Vice-President of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.[2]

Achievements, awards and recognition[]

Harvey was presented with the 1991 Edgeworth David Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales,[3] and the Bonnet Award by the International Society of Arachnology in 2013.[4]

In 2017, he was awarded the Distinguished Career Award by the .[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Harvey, Mark S. (1983), Contributions to the systematics of the pseudoscorpionida (arachnida) : the genus synsphyronus chamberlin (garypidae) and the family sternophoridae, retrieved 23 February 2021
  2. ^ Commissioners, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, retrieved 2017-08-21
  3. ^ Edgeworth David Medal, retrieved 2019-11-27
  4. ^ ISA Awards, retrieved 2019-11-27
  5. ^ SASB Honorific Awards, retrieved 2019-11-27
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