Walter Medley Tattersall


Walter Medley Tattersall (born 8 November 1882 in Liverpool, 5 October 1948) is a British zoologist and marine biologist, known for his research on armor.

In 1901 graduated from the University of Liverpool. He then worked as a naturalist for the Irish Fisheries Department, where he studied shellfish with Ernest Holt. In 1909 he became director of the Manchester Museum while working as a marine biology assistant at the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield. In 1911 he obtained a doctorate degree (Sc.D.). In 1916 he married Olive Selden Attride. During World War I he served as a sergeant in Flanders and France, where he was wounded in 1918. In 1922 he became a professor at Cardiff University, where he remained until his death. Tattersall was a respected teacher of zoology and marine biology, and a living taxonomist. He left behind a huge number of publications. He described many species of crustaceans, especially the jaws and crustaceans of the Mysidacea group. Many of the illustrations in his publications are written by his wife, Olive. Selected publications Authoritative control (person):

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