About Herbert Walter Levi
Lived 1921 – 2014 (aged 93). Herbert Walter Levi was an American arachnologist, entomologist, zoologist and university teacher.
Herbert Walter Levi (January 3, 1921 – November 3, 2014) was professor emeritus of zoology and curator of arachnology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University.
He was born in Germany, and was educated there and at Leighton Park School, Reading in England. He then received his higher education at the University of Connecticut and the University of Wisconsin. Levi authored about 150 scientific papers on spiders and on biological conservation. He is the author of the popular Golden Guide Spiders and their Kin, with Lorna Rose Levi (his wife) and Herbert Zim.
Levi received the 2007 Eugene Simon Award from the International Society of Arachnology "for his immense influence on US spider research". He was an elected honorary member of the American Arachnological Society.
Levi was an editorial board member for the Journal of Arachnology.
The pseudoscorpion genus Levichelifer, the spider species Anisaedus levii and the whip spider species Phrynus levii are named in his honor.
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Who was Herbert Walter Levi?
American arachnologist (1921–2014)
When was Herbert Walter Levi born?
Herbert Walter Levi was born on 2 January 1921 in Frankfurt.
When did Herbert Walter Levi die?
Herbert Walter Levi died on 3 November 2014 in Townsend.
What was Herbert Walter Levi's occupation?
Herbert Walter Levi was an arachnologist, entomologist, zoologist and university teacher.
What nationality was Herbert Walter Levi?
Herbert Walter Levi was American.
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