Edward J. Miers

Edward John Miers FZS FLS (1851– 15 October 1930) was a British zoologist and curator of the crustacean collection at the Natural History Museum in London.[1] He contributed to the scientific reports from the Challenger expedition of 1872–1876,[2] and described 32 new genera and at least 260 new species and subspecies of decapod crustaceans, along with four genera and 72 new species in other orders.[3]

  1. ^ R. W. Ingle (1991). "Carcinology in The Natural History Museum, London; the brachyuran crab collections and their curation from 1813–1904 (Leach to Calman)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Historical Series. 19 (2): 161–224. ISBN 0-565-09016-X.
  2. ^ "Edward J. Miers (1851–1930)". Natural History Museum. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. ^ Isabella Gordon (1971). "Biographical note on Edward John Miers, F.Z.S., F.L.S. (1851–1930)". Koukakurui No Kenkyuu (Crustacean Research). 4/5: 123–132.