Arthur Francis Hemming | |
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| Born | 9 February 1893 London, England |
| Died | 22 February 1964 (aged 71) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Known for | Zoological nomenclature |
| Awards | C.M.G. and C.B.E. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, Entomology |
| Notes | |
The 1958 International Code of Zoological Nomenclature was often jokingly referred to as the Hemming Code. | |
Arthur Francis Hemming, CMG, CBE (9 February 1893 – 22 February 1964) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was mostly known, both professionally and socially, by his middle-name as Francis Hemming.
Hemming was a British civil servant and amateur lepidopterist. An expert in biological nomenclature, he served from 1937 to 1958 as Secretary to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature and was founder and editor of the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. Over his lifetime he published more than 1,000 scientific papers on Lepidoptera. His manuscripts and other papers are deposited in the Natural History Museum in London and at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.