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Prof '''Malcolm Laurie''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]] [[Fellow of the Linnean Society of London|FLS]] (27 February 1866 &ndash; 16 July 1932) was a Scottish zoologist<ref name=RSE>{{cite web | url=http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf | title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002 | publisher=Royal Society of Edinburgh | work=Biographical Index, Part Two | date=July 2006 | accessdate=8 October 2012}}</ref> and palaeontologist.
'''Malcolm Laurie''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]] [[Fellow of the Linnean Society of London|FLS]] (27 February 1866 &ndash; 16 July 1932) was a Scottish zoologist<ref name=RSE>{{cite web | url=http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf | title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002 | publisher=Royal Society of Edinburgh | work=Biographical Index, Part Two | date=July 2006 | accessdate=8 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and palaeontologist.


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:The Eurypterida of New York figure 69.jpg|thumb|upright|A figure from ''The [[Eurypterida]] of New York'', drawn by Malcolm Laurie]]
[[File:The Eurypterida of New York figure 69.jpg|thumb|upright|A figure from ''The [[Eurypterida]] of New York'', drawn by Malcolm Laurie]]
He was born in [[Brunstane House]]<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1866-67</ref> south of [[Portobello, Edinburgh]] on 27 February 1866, the son of [[Simon Somerville Laurie]] and his wife, Catherine Ann Hibburd. He was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] 1876 to 1880. He studied Science, first at [[Edinburgh University]] then at [[Cambridge University]] where he graduated BA in 1889. He returned to Edinburgh for postgraduate studies and gained his doctorate (DSc) in 1894.<ref>{{cite book|title=BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Malcolm|first=Laurie,|date=1894|title=Studies in arachnid morphology|url=http://hdl.handle.net/1842/24058|language=en}}</ref>
He was born in [[Brunstane House]]<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1866-67</ref> south of [[Portobello, Edinburgh]] on 27 February 1866, the son of Catherine Ann Hibburd and her husband [[Simon Somerville Laurie]]. He was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]] 1876 to 1880. He studied science, first at the [[University of Edinburgh]] then at the [[University of Cambridge]] where he graduated with a BA in 1889. He returned to Edinburgh for postgraduate studies and gained his doctorate (DSc) in 1894.<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|access-date=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Laurie |first=Malcolm |date=1894 |title=Studies in arachnid morphology|language=en |publisher=University of Edinburgh|hdl=1842/24058 }}</ref>


On gaining his doctorate he received an immediate post as Professor of Zoology at [[St Mungo's College]], [[Glasgow]]. In 1918 he returned to Edinburgh to lecture in Zoology at both the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] and the [[Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh]].
On gaining his doctorate he received an immediate post as Professor of Zoology at [[St Mungo's College]], [[Glasgow]]. In 1918 he returned to Edinburgh to lecture in Zoology at both the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] and the [[Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh]].


In 1894 he had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were [[James Cossar Ewart]], [[James Geikie]], [[William Turner (anatomist)|Sir William Turner]] and [[Ramsay Heatley Traquair]]. He was also a Fellow of the [[Linnean Society]].<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222939608680422#preview | title=Further Notes on the Anatomy and Development of Scorpions, and their bearing on the Classification of the Order | author=Laurie, Malcolm | journal=Journal of Natural History |date=August 1896 | volume=18 | issue=104 | pages=121–133 | doi=10.1080/00222939608680422}}</ref>
In 1894 he had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were [[James Cossar Ewart]], [[James Geikie]], [[William Turner (anatomist)|Sir William Turner]] and [[Ramsay Heatley Traquair]]. He was also a Fellow of the [[Linnean Society]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=Further Notes on the Anatomy and Development of Scorpions, and their bearing on the Classification of the Order | author=Laurie, Malcolm | journal=Journal of Natural History |date=August 1896 | volume=18 | issue=104 | pages=121–133 | doi=10.1080/00222939608680422| url=https://zenodo.org/record/1430333 }}</ref>


He became examiner in zoology at the [[University of Glasgow]] in 1899.<ref>{{cite journal | title=News | journal=The American Naturalist |date=October 1889 | volume=33 | issue=394 | pages=839–842 | doi = 10.1086/277459 | jstor=2454292}}</ref>
He became examiner in zoology at the [[University of Glasgow]] in 1899.<ref>{{cite journal | title=News | journal=The American Naturalist |date=October 1889 | volume=33 | issue=394 | pages=839–842 | doi = 10.1086/277459 | jstor=2454292| doi-access=free }}</ref>


In 1907 he was living at "The Bloom", a villa on Canaan Lane in south-west Edinburgh.<ref>Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow, 1907</ref>
In 1907 he was living at "The Bloom", a villa on Canaan Lane in south-west Edinburgh.<ref>Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow, 1907</ref>
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==Reception==
==Reception==


In a letter to [[Nature (magazine)|Nature]], three scientists wrote "The systematic position of [[Limulus]] has long been a vexed question, which no one can attempt to solve without consulting the work of Malcolm Laurie on the fossil [[Eurypterid]]s."<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v49/n1255/abs/049053a0.html | title="The Zoological Record" (Letters to Editor) | author=POCOCK R. I., F. A. BATHER & B. B. WOODWARD | journal=Nature |date=16 November 1893 | volume=49 | pages=53 | doi=10.1038/049053a0}}</ref>
In a letter to [[Nature (magazine)|Nature]], three scientists wrote "The systematic position of [[Limulus]] has long been a vexed question, which no one can attempt to solve without consulting the work of Malcolm Laurie on the fossil [[Eurypterid]]s."<ref>{{cite journal | title="The Zoological Record" (Letters to Editor) | author=POCOCK R. I., F. A. BATHER & B. B. WOODWARD | journal=Nature |date=16 November 1893 | volume=49 | issue=1255 | pages=53 | doi=10.1038/049053a0| s2cid=4002476 | url=https://zenodo.org/record/1429353 | doi-access=free }}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
Laurie published numerous papers on the arachnids, especially the scorpions.
Laurie published numerous papers on the arachnids, especially the scorpions. For instance:
* {{cite journal | last = Laurie | first = Malcolm | author-link = Malcolm Laurie
* Elliot, George Francis Scott, Malcolm Laurie, J. Barclay Murdoch. ''Fauna, Flora and Geology of the Clyde Area''. University of Glasgow Press, 1901.
| date = 1891
| journal = Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science
| title = Some points in the development of Scorpio fulvipes
| volume = 1891
| issue = October
| oclc = 903913103 }} ([https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100445727 reprint])

He also published:
* {{cite book | editor-last1 = Scott Elliot | editor-first1 = George Francis | editor1-link = George Francis Scott Elliot
| editor-last2 = Laurie | editor-first2 = Malcolm | editor2-link = Malcolm Laurie
| editor-last3 = Murdoch | editor-first3 = James Barclay
| date = 1901
| title = Fauna, Flora and Geology of the Clyde Area
| location = Glasgow
| publisher = Published by the Local Committee for the Meeting of the British Association
| id = {{OCLC|8832984|show=all}}
| url = https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/1392
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-laurie29+2-2-0-1-0 Prof. Malcolm Laurie] (summary of sources)
* [http://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-laurie29+2-2-0-1-0 Prof. Malcolm Laurie] (summary of sources)

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Malcolm Laurie
Born(1866-02-27)27 February 1866
Edinburgh
Died16 July 1932(1932-07-16) (aged 70)
Harpenden
NationalityScottish
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Known forArachnids, Scorpions
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, Palaeontology

Malcolm Laurie FRSE FLS (27 February 1866 – 16 July 1932) was a Scottish zoologist[1] and palaeontologist.

Biography

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A figure from The Eurypterida of New York, drawn by Malcolm Laurie

He was born in Brunstane House[2] south of Portobello, Edinburgh on 27 February 1866, the son of Catherine Ann Hibburd and her husband Simon Somerville Laurie. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy 1876 to 1880. He studied science, first at the University of Edinburgh then at the University of Cambridge where he graduated with a BA in 1889. He returned to Edinburgh for postgraduate studies and gained his doctorate (DSc) in 1894.[3][4]

On gaining his doctorate he received an immediate post as Professor of Zoology at St Mungo's College, Glasgow. In 1918 he returned to Edinburgh to lecture in Zoology at both the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

In 1894 he had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were James Cossar Ewart, James Geikie, Sir William Turner and Ramsay Heatley Traquair. He was also a Fellow of the Linnean Society.[5]

He became examiner in zoology at the University of Glasgow in 1899.[6]

In 1907 he was living at "The Bloom", a villa on Canaan Lane in south-west Edinburgh.[7]

Family

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His father was the educator Simon Somerville Laurie. He was the younger brother of chemist Arthur Pillans Laurie (1861-1949), both of whom were also Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1]

Reception

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In a letter to Nature, three scientists wrote "The systematic position of Limulus has long been a vexed question, which no one can attempt to solve without consulting the work of Malcolm Laurie on the fossil Eurypterids."[8]

Works

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Laurie published numerous papers on the arachnids, especially the scorpions. For instance:

  • Laurie, Malcolm (1891). "Some points in the development of Scorpio fulvipes". Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science. 1891 (October). OCLC 903913103. (reprint)

He also published:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002" (PDF). Biographical Index, Part Two. Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directory 1866-67
  3. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ Laurie, Malcolm (1894). Studies in arachnid morphology (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. hdl:1842/24058.
  5. ^ Laurie, Malcolm (August 1896). "Further Notes on the Anatomy and Development of Scorpions, and their bearing on the Classification of the Order". Journal of Natural History. 18 (104): 121–133. doi:10.1080/00222939608680422.
  6. ^ "News". The American Naturalist. 33 (394): 839–842. October 1889. doi:10.1086/277459. JSTOR 2454292.
  7. ^ Transactions of the Natural History Society of Glasgow, 1907
  8. ^ POCOCK R. I., F. A. BATHER & B. B. WOODWARD (16 November 1893). ""The Zoological Record" (Letters to Editor)". Nature. 49 (1255): 53. doi:10.1038/049053a0. S2CID 4002476.
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