Ailsa McGown Clark | |
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Born | 1926 |
Died | 2014 |
Occupation | Zoologist |
Years active | 1948–1986 |
Employer | Natural History Museum, London |
Honours | Species Ophiolepis ailsae named for her (1897) |
Ailsa McGown Clark (1926–2014)[1] was a British zoologist, who principally studied echinoderms[2] (such as starfishes and sea urchins)[3] and was a specialist on asteroidea.[4] She worked at the Natural History Museum for most of her career.[5]