Colin M. Selbie

Colin Mackenzie Selbie (24 February 1889 – 14 July 1916) was a Scottish zoologist who worked in the Natural History Museum Dublin and took part in the Clare Island Survey. Though he had a short career, his impact on the Irish study of crustacea and myriapoda was noted by those he worked with.

Early life

Selbie was born in Birsay on 24 February 1889 to John and Margaret Selbie (née Mackenzie), though his year of birth is often cited as 1890. Under the guidance of Robert Francis Scharff, Selbie worked on crustacea and myriapoda, most notably on the specimens from the Fisheries cruiser the Helga and the Clare Island Survey. Selbie is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, and on the Birsay War Memorial.

Works 1912 Some new Irish myriapods The Irish naturalist, Vol. XXI, No. 6, pp. 113–115 1912 National Museum of Science and Art, Dublin: Natural History Collections: Crustacea Museum bulletin: National Museum of Science and Art, Dublin, Vol. II, Part 1 1913 New records of Irish myriapods The Irish naturalist, Vol. XXII, No. 7, pp. 131–135 1913 National Museum of Science and Art, Dublin: Natural History Division: Our Knowledge of the higher crustacea in Ireland Museum bulletin: National Museum of Science and Art, Dublin, Vol. III, Part 3-4