Record

Reference numberEC/1921/10
Previous numbersCert XIII, 201; A01118
LevelItem
TitleCalman, William Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society
DescriptionDate stamp on reverse
CitationA leading authority on Crustacea and Pycnogonida, to the study of which he has made important contributions, containing discussions on numerous questions of general interest in relation to morphology, classification, bionomics, and geographical distribution. His volume on 'Crustacea' (Part vii, 1909, of Sir Ray Lankester's 'Treatise on Zoology') gives a comprehensive account of this group, and contains much original matter. In 1896 (Trans Roy Soc Edin) he demonstrated the importance of 'Anaspides' as a survivor of the Carboniferous Syncarida, and he has investigated allied palaeozoic forms (Geol Mag 5, 1911), as well as the recent Bathynella (1899), a genus of exceptional interest. In the 'Brachyura of Torres Straits' (Trans Linn Soc, 1900) he discusses the bionomics of the gall-forming crab 'Hapalocarcinus'. A new classification of Malacostraca was suggested by him in 1904 (Ann Mag Nat Hist). In describing the Malacostraca of Lake Tanganyika (Proc Zool Soc, 1906), his arguments tend to disprove the 'halolimnic theory.' Of several important Memoirs on Cumacea, the papers in Trans Zool Soc, 1907 and 1911 may be specially mentioned. An account of 'Puerulus' (Ann Mag Nat Hist, 1909) contains interesting facts bearing on the life-history of the Spiny Lobsters. Has also done important work on Pycnogonida (Science Progress, 1909), where he discusses the significance of the decapodous forms, and in his account of the collection of the Terra Nova Antarctic Expedition, 1915.
ProposersS F Harmer; E Ray Lankester; T R R Stebbing; P C Mitchell; R I Pocock; E W MacBride; A Alcock; D'Arcy W Thompson; F A Bather; C T Regan; A Dendy; E Heron-Allen
Access statusOpen
Image

Calman, William Thomas: certificate of election to the Royal Society

Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA1741Calman; William Thomas (1871 - 1952)1871 - 1952
Add to My Items

    Collection highlights

    Browse the records of some of our collections, which cover all branches of science and date from the 12th century onwards. These include the published works of Fellows of the Royal Society, personal papers of eminent scientists, letters and manuscripts sent to the Society or presented at meetings, and administrative records documenting the Society's activities since our foundation in 1660.

    The Royal Society

    The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of
    the world's most eminent scientists and is the
    oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
    Registered charity number 207043

    Website design ©CalmView



    CONTACT US

    + 44 207 451 2500
    (Lines open Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:00. Excludes bank holidays)

    6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG

    Email Us →

    SUBSCRIBE

    Subscribe to our newsletters to be updated with the
    latest news on innovation, events, articles and reports.

    Subscribe →

    © CalmView