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H. W. HarveyDr Hildebrand Wolfe Harvey CBE FRS (born 31 December 1887, Streatham, London, died Plymouth, Devon, 26 November 1970) was an English marine biologist. Additional recommended knowledge
BackgroundHarvey was the elder son of Henry Allington Harvey, a partner in the firm of Foster, Mason and Hervey, of Mitcham, Surrey, paint manufacturers, and his wife, Laetitia, who was a daughter of Peter Kingsley Wolfe and a descendant of General James Wolfe, hero of the Battle of Quebec. EducationAfter attending Gresham's School, Holt, from 1902 to 1906, he went up to Downing College, Cambridge, to read Natural Sciences. War serviceDuring World War I Harvey served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He navigated minesweepers and patrol vessels. CareerIn 1921 he joined the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom in Plymouth as a hydrographical assistant. His early work was on the oceanography of the western English Channel. In 1928 he published a monograph on the chemistry and physics of sea water, and in 1933 a classic paper on the rate of diatom growth. With three colleagues he wrote a seminal paper on plankton and its control. In 1952 he received the Alexander Agassiz Medal of the United States National Academy of Sciences. In recommending the award, the Murray committee said:
PublicationsHarvey's published work includes:
Honours
FamilyIn 1923 he married Elsie Marguerite Sanders, but they later divorced. In 1933 he married secondly Marjorie Joan Sarjeant, and they had one son. References
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