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William Elford Leach war ein britischer Zoologe und Meeresbiologe, der viele Arten beschrieb und nach seinem Freund benannte. Er war Mitglied der Royal Society und der Leopoldina und starb 1836 an Cholera in Italien.
William Elford Leach FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) [1] was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
15. März 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of William Elford Leach, a prominent zoologist and taxonomist who was born in Plymouth, Devon, in 1791. He established over three hundred genera, especially in Crustacea, and published widely in the field of natural history.
William Elford Leach FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
By: Leach, William Elford, - Sowerby, James, - Sowerby, G. B. (George Brettingham), Publication info: London, J. Sowerby, 1815-1875. Holding Institution: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library.
William Elford Leach (* 2. Februar 1790 in Plymouth; † 26. August 1836 im Palazzo San Sebastiano bei Tortona) war ein britischer Zoologe und Meeresbiologe.
Biography. Zoologist and marine biologist. Assistant librarian in the Zoological Department at the British Museum in 1813. Appointed assistant keeper of the natural history department. Expert on crustaceans and molluscs. Elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1817.