Sydney Harold Skaife | |
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| Born | 12 December 1889 London, England |
| Died | 6 November 1976 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town Natal University College University of Leipzig |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
Sydney Harold Skaife ('Stacey') D.Sc. FRSSAf. (12 December 1889 – 6 November 1976) was an eminent South African entomologist and naturalist. His career and educational publications covered a wide field.[1][2][3][4] Especially in his later years his main research interest was in social insects and the transitional phases in sociality, particularly in the Hymenoptera and Isoptera.[5][6] He wrote detective novels using the pseudoynm Hendrik Brand.[7]
He was also a school inspector, prolific author of scientific and popular books, broadcaster, and conservationist. Of his many achievements his greatest was probably his leading role in the creation of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve between Cape Town and Cape Point. He lived for most of his life in Hout Bay on the Cape Peninsula.
- ^ Skaife, S. H., "A Naturalist Remembers", Pub. Longmans, Cape Town, 1963
- ^ Skaife, S. H., "Lessons in Nature Study for Rural Primary Schools", Pub. Longmans, Cape Town, 1934
- ^ Skaife, S. H., "South African Nature Notes", Pub. Maskew Miller, Cape Town, about 1938
- ^ Skaife, S. H., "African Insect Life", Pub. Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1953.
- ^ Skaife, S. H., "Dwellers in Darkness", Pub. Longmans Green & Co., London, 1956.
- ^ Skaife, S. H., "The Study of Ants", Pub. Longmans, 1961
- ^ "S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science".