Malcolm Clarke (zoologist)

Malcolm Roy Clarke was a British marine biologist. He is most well known for his extensive work on cephalopods and whales.

Career

Clarke did his National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1948 to 1950.
He founded the Cephalopod International Advisory Council, serving for a time as its Secretary and President.

Awards and honours

Clarke was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1981. The deep-sea anglerfish Oneirodes clarkei Swinney & Pietsch, 1988 was named in his honor.

Personal life

Clarke married Dorothy Clara Knight in 1958 and had three sons and one daughter together.