J. F. Gates Clarke

J. F. Gates Clarke
Born(1905-02-22)February 22, 1905
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
DiedSeptember 17, 1990(1990-09-17) (aged 85)
Hyattsville, Maryland
EmployerSmithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History
Known forauthority on moths, discoverer of Pseudomeritastis clarkei species of moth which bears his name
Spouses
  • Thelma Miesen Clarke (m. 1929, died in 1988)
  • Nancy du Pre Clarke (m. 1989)
ChildrenJ. F. Gates Clarke Jr., Carol Lewis

John Frederick Gates Clarke (February 22, 1905 – September 17, 1990) was a Canadian-American entomologist and an authority on moths. He worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

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