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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2017-11-28 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-09-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005915b.htm person Clark John AACR2 21 March 1885 1 June 1956 Place of Birth Glasgow, United Kingdom Place of Death Mooroolbark, Victoria, Australia Entomologist John Clark was an entomologist who for many years was one of Australia's few authorities on ants, but whose research was hampered by a lack of formal education. His research centred on the Dorylinae, Myrmeciinae and Dolichoderini. He is noted for having described the world's most primitive living ant, Nothomyrmecia. For some years he worked as Entomologist with the National Museum of Victoria which in1933 purchased his collection of over 8,000 ant specimens. Clark's The Formicidae of Australia, volume 1 (1951), produced with CSIRO funding and after an unfortunate editorial process, was not well received because of difficulties with the key and synonymy. His later collection of ants was deposited after his death with the Australian National Insect Collection where it formed the nucleus of the Formicid collection. Several species of ants have been named in his honour. 1905 1905 Life event - Migrated to Queensland 1920 1926 Career position - Assistant Entomologist, Western Australian Department of Agriculture 1926 1944 Career position - Entomologist, National Museum of Victoria National Museum of Victoria (1858 - 1983)

Entomologist 1926 - 1944: the Museum purchased >8,000 ant collections from Clark in 1933

 CSIRO Division of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - )

Collection of ant specimens donated to the Division after his death (now in the Australian National Insect Collection)

 Australian National Insect Collection, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1962 - )

Collection of ant specimens donated to CSIRO Division of Entomology after his death: now in the Collection

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 'Clark, John', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Clark, John Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: The Formicidae of Australia (volume 1): subfamily Myrmeciinae Clark, J. S. The Formicidae of Australia (volume 1): subfamily Myrmeciinae Melbourne CSIRO 1951 Journal Article: A revision of the genus Promyrmecia Emery (Formicidae) Clark, J. A revision of the genus <span style="font-style:italic">Promyrmecia</span> Emery (Formicidae) 1943 Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 13 83-149 Journal Article: Ants from the Otway Ranges Clark, J. Ants from the Otway Ranges 1934 Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 8 48-73 Journal Article: Australian Formicidae: notes and new species Clark, J, Australian Formicidae: notes and new species 1941 Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 12 71-94 Book Section: Clark, John (1885 - 1956), entomologist Upton, Murray Clark, John (1885 - 1956), entomologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 436 Journal Article: Obituary: John Clark Greaves, T. Obituary: John Clark 1956 Australian Journal of Science 19 1 23 Journal Article: John Clark Brown, W. L. John Clark 1956 Entomological News 67 8 197-9 Book: A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 Upton, M. S. A Rich and Diverse Fauna: the history of the Australian National Insect Collection 1926 - 1991 Melbourne CSIRO Publishing 1997