Arthur Wilson Stelfox

Arthur Wilson Stelfox
Born
Arthur Wilson Stelfox

(1883-12-15)15 December 1883
Belfast, Ireland
Died19 May 1972(1972-05-19) (aged 88)
Newcastle, County Down, Northern Island
Spouse
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(m. 1914)​
ChildrenGeorge Stelfox
Awards
Honorary Fellow of the Linnaen Society
Scientific career
FieldsNatural history, Architecture

Arthur Wilson Stelfox (15 December 1883–19 May 1972) was an Irish naturalist and architect.[1] Stelfox was a recognised authority on Hymenoptera and on non-marine Mollusca especially the genus Pisidium.[2] He also made important contributions to scientific knowledge concerning Irish botany[3] and on identifying and describing remains from prehistoric sites in Ireland.[4]

  1. ^ "Stelfox, Arthur Wilson". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ^ McMillan, Nora F. "Arthur Wilson Stelfox, 1896 - 1970". Journal of Conchology. 27: 520–522.
  3. ^ Foster, John Wilson; Chesney, Helena C G (1997). Nature in Ireland : a scientific and cultural history. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 179.
  4. ^ Graham; Marcus; Heal. "Arthur Wilson Stelfox, 1883 - 1972". The Irish Naturalists' Journal. 17 (9): 285–295.