Octavius Pickard-Cambridge | |
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![]() The Rev. O. Pickard-Cambridge, around 1891 | |
Born | Octavius Pickard 3 November 1828 |
Died | 9 March 1917 | (aged 88)
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Durham |
Occupation(s) | clergyman and zoologist |
Spouse | Rose Wallace |
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider from a large collection that he made with contributions sent to him by correspondents from around the world.