Norman I. Platnick
- January 11, 2024
- Arachnologist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Norman I. Platnick |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 30, 1951(1951-12-30) |
| Age | 73 |
| Date Of Death | Wednesday, April 08, 2020 |
| Birthplace | United States |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Norman I. Platnick Biography
| Birthday | Dec 30 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
Norman I. Platnick is one of the most popular and richest Arachnologist who was born on December 30, 1951 in United States, United States.
Platnick was recognized as a world leader in spider taxonomy. Dr. Quentin D. Wheeler stated “He is the best arachnologist of his generation, has published more monographs and nomenclatural contributions than anyone, period.” Platnick was one of the founding members of the Willi Hennig Society and its fourth President (1991–1992). His contributions to theoretical cladistics, such as his 1981 book, Systematics and Biogeography: Cladistics and Vicariance (coauthored with Gareth Nelson), are also highly regarded.
Platnick died April 8, 2020 of complications of a fall.
Norman I. Platnick Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Arachnologist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Norman I. Platnick is one of the richest Arachnologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Norman I. Platnick 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Norman Ira Platnick (December 30, 1951 – April 8, 2020) was an American biological systematist and arachnologist. At the time of his death, he was a Professor Emeritus of the Richard Gilder Graduate School and Peter J. Solomon Family Curator Emeritus of the invertebrate zoology department of the American Museum of Natural History. A 1973 Ph.D. recipient at Harvard University, Platnick described over 1,800 species of spiders from around the world, making him the second most prolific spider taxonomist in history, behind only Eugène Simon. Until 2014 he was also the maintainer of the World Spider Catalog, a website formerly hosted by the AMNH which tracks the arachnology literature, and attempts to maintain a comprehensive list, sorted taxonomically, of every species of spider which has been formally described. In 2007 he received the International Society of Arachnology’s Bonnet award, named for Pierre Bonnet, in recognition of his work on the catalog.
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Ajayan Ranked on the list of most popular Arachnologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Norman I. Platnick celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.