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Ray Forster was born on 19 June, 1922 in New Zealand, is a New Zealand entomologist. Discover Ray Forster's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 19 June, 1922
Birthday 19 June
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Date of death 1 July, 2000
Died Place Dunedin, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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1922

Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director.

He was a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.

Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, and was educated at Victoria University College, gaining BSc, MSc(Hons) and DSc degrees.

1940

Forster was an entomologist at the National Museum in Wellington from 1940 to 1947, with an interruption for military service during World War II.

1942

Between 1942 and 1945 he served first in the army and then as a naval radar mechanic.

1948

He was appointed zoologist and assistant director at Canterbury Museum in 1948, and in 1957 he moved to Otago Museum to take up the position of director.

1961

In 1961, Forster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and received two of that society's honours: the Hutton Medal in 1971; and the Hector Medal in 1983.

1977

Forster was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, and was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services in the 1984 New Year Honours.

Forster was also elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.

A small valley in Fiordland, Forster Burn, is named after him.

1978

The University of Otago honoured Forster with the award of the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, in 1978.

1987

He retired from that role in 1987.

Forster wrote his first paper on spiders at the age of 17.

Over the course of his career, more than 100 scientific papers and volumes were published bearing his name, including the definitive six-volume Spiders of New Zealand, in co-authorship with international colleagues.

He also published Small Land Animals and co-authored NZ Spiders, An Introduction.

Much of his work was accomplished in collaboration with his wife, Lyn Forster, a notable New Zealand arachnologist.

He researched and classified many of New Zealand's thousands of native spiders, and was responsible for establishing Otago Museum's spider collection.

2000

Forster died in Dunedin in 2000.