Michael Robert Blair Gray (25 August 1941- 28 July 2023) was an arachnologist who specialised in the taxonomy of spiders at the Australian Museum in Sydney with a particular interest in the systematics of Australian funnel-web spiders (Atracidae).
Dr Michael R. Gray PhD | |
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 Mike Gray at Jenolan Caves, NSW 2018 | |
| Born | 25 August 1941 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 28 July 2023 (aged 81) |
| Education | Wesley College, Perth |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia, Macquarie University |
| Spouse | Greta Gray (nee Jensen) |
| Children | Emma Gray, Anna Gray |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Arachnology |
| Institutions | Australian Museum |
| Thesis | A Systematic Study of the Funnel Web Spiders (Mygalomorphae: Hexathelidae Atracinae) (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr Dinah Hales, Dr David Briscoe, Dr Courtenay Smithers |