Edward J. Miers

Edward J. Miers
Born1851 (1851)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died15 October 1930(1930-10-15) (aged 78–79)
Burchetts Green, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire
Citizenship
Education
Known for
  • scientific reports from the Challenger expedition (1872–1876)
  • description of 32 new genera and at least 260 new species and subspecies of decapod crustaceans
  • description of four genera and 72 new species in other orders
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
InstitutionsNatural History Museum, London (1872–1885)

Edward John Miers FZS FLS (1851–15 October 1930) was a British zoologist and curator of the crustacean collection at the Natural History Museum in London. He contributed to the scientific reports from the Challenger expedition of 1872–1876, and described 32 new genera and at least 260 new species and subspecies of decapod crustaceans, along with four genera and 72 new species in other orders.

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