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'''Allan Frost Archer''' (January 22, 1908 – 1994, fl. 1940–1971), U.S. arachnologist, entomologist and malacologist. He was the curator of Arachnida at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, University, Alabama.<ref name = "AMN"/> Archer was active in the latter half of the twentieth century, especially between 1940 and 1971, when he [[Species description|described]] numerous species of arachnids and snails in in a number of states in the United States and elsewhere.<ref name = "Conchology">{{cite web | url = http://www.conchology.be/?t=9001&id=14732 | title = Biography of A. Archer | accessdate = 19 September 2016 | publisher = Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe - Conchology, Inc.}}</ref> |
'''Allan Frost Archer''' (January 22, 1908 – 1994, fl. 1940–1971), U.S. arachnologist, entomologist and malacologist. He was the curator of Arachnida at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, University, Alabama.<ref name = "AMN"/> Archer was active in the latter half of the twentieth century, especially between 1940 and 1971, when he [[Species description|described]] numerous species of arachnids and snails in in a number of states in the United States and elsewhere.<ref name = "Conchology">{{cite web | url = http://www.conchology.be/?t=9001&id=14732 | title = Biography of A. Archer | accessdate = 19 September 2016 | publisher = Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe - Conchology, Inc.}}</ref> The [[World Spider Catalog]] lists 29 genera of spider named by Archer, of which 16 are still accepted {{as of|2016|September|lc=yes}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/search?sFamily=&fMt=begin&sGenus=&gMt=begin&sSpecies=&sMt=begin&multiPurpose=gAuthor&sMulti=Archer&mMt=begin&searchSpec=s |title=Search taxa (Gen Author=Archer) |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |work=World Spider Catalog |accessdate=19 September 2016 }}</ref> |
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Allen Frost Archer was the author of about 26 scientific papers and was responsible for describing a number of terrestrial snail taxa in his malacological career which spanned over 30 years. His specimen collection of 1600 lots of terrestrial snails seems to have passed to Dr. John C. Hurd ([[LaGrange College]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]) and subsequently to the [[Auburn University]] Natural History Learning Center and Museum (AUNHLCM) in 2002. Many of the specimens in the collection are too old to have been collected by Dr. Archer and so were presumably obtained by trading with museums. Dr. Archer's collecting activities were mainly in southeastern North America but during the later years of his life he made collections from throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and many Pacific and Caribbean Islands.<ref name = "Absract">{{cite web | url = http://www.malacological.org/meetings/archives/2004/S-Z.pdf | title = The Allen Archer Collections at Auburn University: A Global Portrait of Terrestrial Snail Biodiversity | accessdate = 19 September 2016 | publisher = [[American Malacological Society]]}}</ref> |
Allen Frost Archer was the author of about 26 scientific papers and was responsible for describing a number of terrestrial snail taxa in his malacological career which spanned over 30 years. His specimen collection of 1600 lots of terrestrial snails seems to have passed to Dr. John C. Hurd ([[LaGrange College]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]) and subsequently to the [[Auburn University]] Natural History Learning Center and Museum (AUNHLCM) in 2002. Many of the specimens in the collection are too old to have been collected by Dr. Archer and so were presumably obtained by trading with museums. Dr. Archer's collecting activities were mainly in southeastern North America but during the later years of his life he made collections from throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and many Pacific and Caribbean Islands.<ref name = "Absract">{{cite web | url = http://www.malacological.org/meetings/archives/2004/S-Z.pdf | title = The Allen Archer Collections at Auburn University: A Global Portrait of Terrestrial Snail Biodiversity | accessdate = 19 September 2016 | publisher = [[American Malacological Society]]}}</ref> |
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Allan Frost Archer | |
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| Born | January 22, 1908 |
| Died | May 9, 1994 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoologist, Entomologist, Arachnologist, Malacologist |
| Institutions | Alabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama.[1] |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Archer |
Allan Frost Archer (January 22, 1908 – 1994, fl. 1940–1971), U.S. arachnologist, entomologist and malacologist. He was the curator of Arachnida at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, University, Alabama.[1] Archer was active in the latter half of the twentieth century, especially between 1940 and 1971, when he described numerous species of arachnids and snails in in a number of states in the United States and elsewhere.[2] The World Spider Catalog lists 29 genera of spider named by Archer, of which 16 are still accepted as of September 2016[update].[3]
Allen Frost Archer was the author of about 26 scientific papers and was responsible for describing a number of terrestrial snail taxa in his malacological career which spanned over 30 years. His specimen collection of 1600 lots of terrestrial snails seems to have passed to Dr. John C. Hurd (LaGrange College, Georgia) and subsequently to the Auburn University Natural History Learning Center and Museum (AUNHLCM) in 2002. Many of the specimens in the collection are too old to have been collected by Dr. Archer and so were presumably obtained by trading with museums. Dr. Archer's collecting activities were mainly in southeastern North America but during the later years of his life he made collections from throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, and many Pacific and Caribbean Islands.[4]
He was married to Mableanne Hanson on 31 July 1942.[5] His son Allan Frost Archer junior was born in Decatur, Alabama on 23 December 1943 and was ordained into the Orthodox church as a priest in 1996 and took the name Aaron.[6]
Publications
The following is an incomplete list.
- Archer, Allan F. (1946). "The Theridiidae or Comb-footed Spiders of Alabama". Museum Papers of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, 22: p. 31.[7]
- Archer, Allan F. (1940). "The Argiopidae or orb-weaving spiders of Alabama". Museum Papers of the Alabama Museum of Natural History.
- Archer, Allan F. & Clench, William J. (1930). "New Land Snails from Tanganyika Territory". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History, vol. 5, pp 295–300, 1 plate.
References
- ^ a b Archer, Allan F. (1951). "Studies in the Orbweaving Spiders (Argiopidae)". American Museum Novitates (1502): 1–34.
- ^ "Biography of A. Archer". Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe - Conchology, Inc. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Search taxa (Gen Author=Archer)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "The Allen Archer Collections at Auburn University: A Global Portrait of Terrestrial Snail Biodiversity" (PDF). American Malacological Society. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Mableann Hanson Archer". findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Archpriest Aaron Archer". Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Historic Publications - Alabama Museum of Natural History". The University of Alabama. Retrieved 19 September 2016.