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Norman (Dr. Alfred Merle)

Distinguished English zoologist, already deceased, who visited Madeira in 1897 and 1908. The English naturalist Kirkpatrick (see this name) dedicated the Merlia Normani to him, a curious sponge found by the Madeiran naturalist A. C. de Noronha in the seas of Porto Santo. Works: The Land Isopoda of Madeira (1899) and The Polyzoa of Madeira and Neighbouring Islands (Linnean's Society's Journ.-Zool., XXX, 1909).

People mentioned in this article

Dr. Alfred Merle Norman: English zoologist

Years mentioned in this article

1897: Year of the visit to Madeira
1899: Publication of The Land Isopoda of Madeira
1908: Year of the visit to Madeira
1909: Publication of The Polyzoa of Madeira and Neighbouring Islands

Locations mentioned in this article

Madeira: Place visited by Dr. Alfred Merle Norman
Porto Santo: Island where the sponge Merlia Normani was found