Valerie Todd Davies

Valerie Todd Davies (born 29 September 1920 in Makirikiri, near Wanganui, New Zealand, died 2012 in Brisbane, Queensland) was an arachnologist who described many species of spider.[1]

Davies attended Victoria University of Wellington, followed by the University of Otago in Dunedin, then Somerville College, Oxford for a PhD.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davies, Rosemary (7 January 2013). "Leading light in world of arachnids: Valerie Davies, 1920-2012". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 3 May 2015.


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