Robert Raven | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Queensland[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Arachnology |
Institutions | Queensland Museum |
Robert John Raven is an Australian arachnologist,[1] being the Head of Terrestrial Biodiversity and the Senior Curator (Arachnida) at the Queensland Museum. Dr Raven has described many species of spider in Australia and elsewhere, and is spider bite consultant to the Royal Brisbane Hospital,[2] leading to much work on spider toxins.[3][4][5]