Joseph Reay Greene
Encyclopedia
Joseph Reay Greene was an Irish
zoologist.
Between 1858 and 1877 Reay Greene was Professor of Natural History
in Queen's College, Cork. He was one of the Editors of the Natural History Review
. He was a specialist in Hydrozoa
.
Joseph Reay Greene is not to be confused with the Irish entomologist Joseph Greene
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
zoologist.
Between 1858 and 1877 Reay Greene was Professor of Natural History
Natural History
Natural history is the scientific study of plants or animals.Natural History may also refer to:In science and medicine:* Natural History , Naturalis Historia, a 1st-century work by Pliny the Elder...
in Queen's College, Cork. He was one of the Editors of the Natural History Review
Natural History Review
The Natural History Review was a short-lived, quarterly journal devoted to natural history. It was published in Dublin and London between 1854 and 1865....
. He was a specialist in Hydrozoa
Hydrozoa
Hydrozoa are a taxonomic class of very small, predatory animals which can be solitary or colonial and which mostly live in saltwater. A few genera within this class live in freshwater...
.
Joseph Reay Greene is not to be confused with the Irish entomologist Joseph Greene
Works
Partial list- 1857. On the Acalephae of Dublin coast, with description of seven new nakedeyed forms. Natural History Review, Proceedings of Societies 4: 242-250.
- 1869 Manual of the Coelenterata. 8vo. London
- 1859 With Edward Perceval WrightEdward Perceval WrightEdward Percival Wright was an Irish ophthalmic surgeon, botanist and zoologist.-Family, education and career:He was the eldest son of barrister, Edward Wright and Charlott Wright. Edward was educated by a private tutor, and was taught natural history by George James Allman. From 1852 he studied at...
1859 Report on the marine fauna of the south and west coasts of Ireland. Report for the British Association for the Advancement of ScienceBritish Association for the Advancement of Scienceframe|right|"The BA" logoThe British Association for the Advancement of Science or the British Science Association, formerly known as the BA, is a learned society with the object of promoting science, directing general attention to scientific matters, and facilitating interaction between...
: 176-181.