Gilbert Archey

Gilbert Archey
Archey in 1927
Born
Gilbert Edward Archey

4 August 1890
York, England
DiedOctober 20, 1974(1974-10-20) (aged 84)
EducationCanterbury University College
Occupations

Sir Gilbert Edward Archey CBE FRSNZ (4 August 1890 – 20 October 1974) was a New Zealand zoologist, ethnologist, World War I officer, and museum director. He wrote one of the major works on the moa, based on his own field work and collection. He also published numerous articles and described many new animal species.[1]: 337 

  1. ^ Taylor, R. M. S. (1975). "OBITUARY: GILBERT EDWARD ARCHEY (C.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S.N.Z.) 1890–1974". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 84 (3): 337–339. ISSN 0032-4000. JSTOR 20705087.