Author: Arthur Erskine Ellis
Alternate names: A. Erskine Ellis; A. E. Ellis; A.E. Ellis; A E Ellis; AE Ellis
Born: 1 October 1902
Died: 28 February 1983
Bio: British scientist, biologist and naturalist.
Arthur Erskine Ellis was born in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), India, but moved to England and lived in the Sutton area. He received his education at Kingswood School, Bath and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1925 he was appointed the first biology master at Lancing College and in 1931 became Head of the Biology Department at Epsom College, a position he held until 1963. Besides distinguished contributions in the field of natural history, he also wrote ghost stories.
[from *The Thrill Of Horror* edited by Hugh Lamb (1975)]