J. F. Gates Clarke

J. F. Gates Clarke
Born(1905-02-22)February 22, 1905
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
DiedSeptember 17, 1990(1990-09-17) (aged 85)
Hyattsville, Maryland
EmployerSmithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History
Known forauthority on moths, discoverer of Pseudomeritastis clarkei species of moth which bears his name
Spouse(s)Thelma Miesen Clarke (died in 1988); Nancy duPre Clarke
ChildrenJ. F. Gates Clarke Jr., Carol Lewis

John Frederick Gates Clarke (February 22, 1905 – September 17, 1990) was a Canadian-American entomologist and an authority on moths. He worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Smithsonian Entomologist J.F. Gates Clarke Dies At 85". The Washington Post. 1990-09-21.
  2. ^ Cook, Joan (1990-09-21). "J. F. Gates Clarke, Entomologist, 85; Was Moth Expert". The New York Times. p. 6, Section B. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. ^ Schaefer, David. "J.F. Gates Clarke, Moth Expert". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ Hodges, Ronald W. (1991). "J. F. Gates Clarke". American Entomologist. 37 (3): 190. doi:10.1093/ae/37.3.190.
  5. ^ "Clarke, John F. Gates". Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. ^ Svensson, Ingvar (1998). "Gamla lepidopterologer som jag kiint" [Old lepidopterists whom I have known] (PDF). Entomologisk Tidskrift (in Swedish). 119 (3–4): 163190. ISSN 0013-886X.