About Launcelot Harrison
Lived 1880 – 1928 (aged 47). Launcelot Harrison was a zoologist and entomologist.
Launcelot Harrison (13 July 1880 – 20 February 1928) was an Australian zoologist, entomologist and NSW rugby union player who held the Challis Chair in Zoology from 1922 until his untimely death from a cerebral haemorrhage. He married writer Amy Mack on 29 February 1908. His 1915 study found that host and parasite body sizes tended to positively co-vary; this finding was dubbed Harrison's rule.
During World War I he served as an advising entomologist (ranked Lieutenant) to the British Expeditionary Force in Mesopotamia .
His students included Claire Weekes, the first woman to earn a doctorate at the University of Sydney.
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Who was Launcelot Harrison?
(1880-1928) zoologist
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Launcelot Harrison was born on 13 July 1880.
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Launcelot Harrison died on 20 February 1928.
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Launcelot Harrison was a zoologist and entomologist.
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