Lankester, EDWIN RAY,

Lankester, EDWIN RAY, zoologist, was the son of Dr Edwin Lankester (1814-74), scientific writer, and was born in London, 15th May 1847. Educated at St Paul's School and at Christ Church, Oxford, he was fellow and tutor of Exeter College, and in 1872 became professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy in University College, London. He is F.R.S. and LL.D. Among over a hundred scientific publications by him are memoirs on 'Fossil Fishes of the Old Red Sandstone' in the Philosophical Transactions, and works on Comparative Longevity (1871), on Degeneration (1880), and on Advancement of Science (1890).