Walter Edward Collinge

Dr.
Walter Edward Collinge
FSA FES FLS
Walter Collinge in a suit, sat a table covered with laboratory equipment
Collinge at the Cooper Research Laboratory in 1909
Born19 April 1867
Huddersfield, England
Died24 November 1947(1947-11-24) (aged 80)
York, England
Occupation(s)Zoologist
Museum curator
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
Academic work
DisciplineZoology
Sub-disciplineIsopoda
Ornithology
Institutions
  • University of St. Andrews
  • Birmingham University
  • Yorkshire Museum

Walter Edward Collinge FSA FES FLS (19 April 1867–24 November 1947)[1] was a British zoologist and museum curator.[2] He is notable for his academic work on terrestrial slugs and Isopoda and on economic biology.[3][4]

Early life and education

Collinge was born in Huddersfield. He undertook his first degree at Leeds University before becoming a demonstrator in zoology at the University of St Andrews in 1891.[4]

Career

Collinge was a lecturer in zoology and comparative anatomy at Birmingham University when it was founded in 1900.[4] He was director of the Cooper Research Laboratory and edited the first volume of its journal in 1909.[5] From 1915–1919 he returned to St. Andrew's as the Carnegie Research Fellow at the Gatty Marine Laboratory.[4] He became Keeper of the Yorkshire Museum in March 1921 and stayed in this post until his retirement in March 1941.[2][4][6] During his tenure at the Yorkshire Museum, Collinge devoted much of his academic attention to the economic aspects of ornithology.[3]

Collinge was a member of many learned societies. He was a member of the British Numismatic Society,[7] a 'foreign member' of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society, joint secretary of the Association of Economic Biologists,[8] and a member of the British Ornithologists' Union.[3] He was a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, the Linnean Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London, and had served as president of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.[4]

Binominal authority

Collinge identified several species as new to science,Note 1 including Arion flagellus,[9] Cryptosemelus gracilis,[10] and Microparmarion pollonerai.[11]

Two species are named in honour of Collinge, Clanculus collingei and Streptaxis collingei.[12]

Publications

  • Collinge, W. E. 1893. "Description of the anatomy &c. of a new species and variety of Arion", Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 12 (70). 252-254.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1896 The Skull of the Dog: A Manual for Students with a Glossary of Osteological Terms. London.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1902. "On the non-operculate land and fresh-water molluscs collected by the members of the "Skeat expedition" in the Malay Peninsula, 1899-1900", Journal of Malacology 9(3).
  • Collinge, W. E. 1908. Report on the injurious insects and other animals observed in the Midland counties during 1904-07. Birmingham, Cornish bros.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1912. Second report on economic biology. Birmingham, The Midland Educational.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1913. The Food of some British Wild Birds: A Study in Economic Ornithology. London.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1915. "Description of a new Genus and Species of Terrestrial Isopoda from British Guiana", Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 32 (220), 509–511 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1915.tb01872.x
  • Collinge, W. E. 1917. "On the oral appendages of certain species of marine Isopoda". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology, 34. 65–92.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1934. "On a Roman Phalera Found near Malton". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1934). 3–4.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1935. "On Some Spoon-shaped Fibulae in the Yorkshire Museum and Elsewhere". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1935). 1–4.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1935. "On a Roman memorial stone in the Yorkshire Museum. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society (1935). 5-6.
  • Collinge, W. E. 1935. "Woodlice, their Folk-Lore and Local Names", The North-Western Naturalist 10. 19–21.

Note

1.^ A full list of the described species of molluscs by Collinge is here.

References

  1. ^ From paper archive in the Yorkshire Museum
  2. ^ a b Pyrah, B. (1988). The History of the Yorkshire Museum and its Geological Collections. North Yorkshire County Council. pp. 116–117.
  3. ^ a b c "Obituaries: Walter Edward Collinge, 1867–1947". Ibis. 90 (3): 476. 2008. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1948.tb01708.x.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary- Walter Edward Collinge, 1867–1947". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 28 (1): 3. 1949.
  5. ^ "Introduction". Journal of the Cooper Research Laboratory. 1: 1909.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Dr. Walter E Collinge, 1867–1947". Annual Report and Transactions of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Vol. 1947–1948. 12 April 1948. p. 7.
  7. ^ "List of Members" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 19: 309–323. 1927–1928.
  8. ^ Collinge, W. E. (1913). The Food of Some British Wild Birds: A Study in Economic Ornithology. Dulau & Co.
  9. ^ "Arion flagellus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Cryptosemelus gracilis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Microparmarion pollonerai". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Shellers from the Past: Collinge, Walter Edward (Phd)". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 22 June 2023.