Walter Medley Tattersall 2061394 192627700 2008-02-19T20:01:38Z McM.bot 3453363 robot Adding: [[pl:Walter Medley Tattersall]] '''Walter Medley Tattersall''' ([[November 8]], [[1882]] - [[October 5]], [[1948]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[zoology|zoologist]] and [[marine biology|marine biologist]], famous for his study of [[mysid]]s. He was born in [[Liverpool]], the eldest son of a draper's family. He studied [[zoology]] at the [[University of Liverpool]], where he was graduated in [[1901]]. Subsequently, he worked as a naturalist for the Irish Fisheries Department under [[Ernest W. L. Holt]], where he began his studies of [[crustacean]]s. In [[1909]] he became the director of the [[Manchester Museum]] and also worked as a tutor in [[marine biology]] at the universities of [[University of Manchester|Manchester]] and [[University of Sheffield|Sheffield]]. In [[1911]], he obtained the doctoral degree of [[Sc.D.]] During [[World War I]], he served as a [[private (rank)|private]] in [[Flanders]] and [[France]], where he was wounded and gassed in [[1918]]. In the middle of the war, in [[1916]], he married Olive Selden Attride. In [[1922]], he was appointed professor at the [[Cardiff University|University of Cardiff]], a post he would hold for the rest of his life. He was highly respected as a teacher in zoology and marine biology and also as a field researcher and taxonomist. Tattersall has an impressive publication record; he is the taxonomic authority for a large number of crustaceans, in particular of [[mysid]]s and [[euphausiid]]s. Most of the illustrations in his publications were drawn by his wife Olive. == Selected works == *Tattersall, W. M. & Tattersall, O. S.: ''[http://www.pisces-conservation.com/index.html?softmys.html$softebookmenu.html British Mysidacea]'', Pisces Conservation Ltd. ISBN 1-904690-09-2. ==References== *Kemp, S. W.: ''[http://tidepool.st.usm.edu/mysids/WTattersall.html Walter M. Tattersall]''. ''[[Crustaceana]]'' '''38''', pp. 311 – 320; 1980. [[Category:1882 births|Tattersall, Walter Medley]] [[Category:1948 deaths|Tattersall, Walter Medley]] [[Category:British zoologists|Tattersall, Walter Medley]] [[Category:Carcinologists|Tattersall, Walter Medley]] [[Category:People from Liverpool|Tattersall, Walter]] [[Category:Academics of Cardiff University|Tattersall, Walter]] [[fr:Walter Medley Tattersall]] [[pl:Walter Medley Tattersall]]