Charles Spence Bate
Charles Spence Bate, FRS (March 16, 1819, Truro, Cornwall – July 29, 1889, Devon) was a British zoologist and dentist.
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Life
He was born at Trenick House near Truro, the son of Charles Bate (1789–1872) and Harriet Spence (1788–1879).[1] Charles adopted "Spence Bate" as his surname, perhaps to distinguish himself from his father, and used that name consistently in his publications; it was also used consistently by his contemporaries to refer to him.[1]
He practiced dentistry first at Swansea, and then at Plymouth, taking over his father's practice.[2] He was president of the Odontology Society.[3]
He was an authority on the Crustacea, for which he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1861,[3] and a frequent correspondent of Charles Darwin, mostly concerning their shared interest in barnacles. Together with John Obadiah Westwood, he wrote "A history of the British sessile-eyed Crustacea" in 1868. He wrote reports on the crustaceans collected during the HMS Challenger expedition of 1872-1876.
He died on 29 July 1889, at The Rock, South Brent, Devon and was buried in Plymouth cemetery. [3]
Family
On 17 June 1847, at Little Hempston church, near Totnes, he married Emily Amelia, daughter of John Hele and sister of the Rev. Henry Hele, the rector; she died on 4 April 1884, leaving two sons and a daughter. Bate married for a second time in October 1887.[4]
Legacy
A number of species are named in his honour:[5]
- Pseudoparatanais batei (G. O. Sars, 1882)
- Amphilochus spencebatei (Stebbing, 1876)
- Scyllarus batei Holthuis, 1946
- Costa batei (Brady, 1866)
- Periclimenes batei Holthuis, 1959
References
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- Attribution
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