John Dennis Carthy

John Dennis Carthy (7 April 1923 – 13 March 1972) was a British zoologist and ethologist whose primary study subjects were the sensory systems and behaviour of invertebrates.[1] He published 11 books and numerous scientific articles.

Life and career

John D Carthy went to Bedford School, and received his undergraduate training at Christ’s College at the University of Cambridge.[1][2] During WW2 he served in the Operational Research Section of the RAF Bomber Command,[3][4] after which he returned to Cambridge, and completed first his undergraduate studies and subsequently obtained a PhD at Cambridge in 1950.[1] He joined the faculty of the Zoology Department at Queen Mary College, London in 1950, where he remained until his death in 1972.[1]

In 1967 he became the first Scientific Director of the Field Studies Council,[1] where he led the establishment of the Oil Pollution Research Unit at Orielton Field Studies Centre, Pembrokeshire and the setting up of the Epping Forest Conservation Centre.[1][4][5][6] He was a fellow of the Institute of Biology and a Secretary of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) and the Society for Experimental Biology and a council member of the Royal Entomological Society (vice presidency in 1962).[1] In honour of his contributions, a prize is awarded annually to a final year BSc Psychology student at Queen Mary University of London who shows substantial academic achievement[7].

John Carthy was a prominent science communicator, with many appearances on popular radio and television programmes,[1][4] e.g. the BBC’s "Meet the Professor", "Tonight", "Nature Parliament" and "Young Scientists of the Year".[8][9][10]

Books
  • John D Carthy "Animal Navigation: how Animals Find their Way about" Allen & Unwin, London, 1956
  • John D Carthy "An Introduction to the Behaviour of Invertebrates" Allen & Unwin, London, 1958
  • John D Carthy "The World of Feeling" Phoenix House, London, 1960
  • John D Carthy & Charles Lionel Duddington (eds) "Viewpoints in Biology" Butterworths, London 1962
  • John D Carthy & Francis John Govier Ebling (eds) "The Natural History of Aggression" Academic Press, London, New York, 1964
  • John D Carthy "The Behaviour of Arthropods" W. H. Freeman, San Francisco, 1965
  • John D Carthy & Aaron E Klein "Animals and their ways; the science of animal behavior" Natural History Press, Garden City, 1965
  • John D Carthy "The Study of Behaviour" St Martins Press, New York, 1966
  • John D Carthy & G.E. Newell "Invertebrate Receptors" Academic Press, New York, 1968
  • John D Carthy & Don R Arthur "The Biological Effects of Oil Pollution on Littoral Communities: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Orielton Field Centre, Pembroke, Wales, on 17th, 18th and 19th February 1968", Field Studies Council, London, 1968.
  • John D Carthy & Colin Threadgall "Animal Camouflage" McGraw Hill, New York, 1972.

Articles
  • Odour trails of Acanthomyops fuliginosus. Nature, 166, 1950, p. 154;
  • The orientation of two allied species of British ant. I. Visual direction finding in Acanthomyops niger. Behaviour, 3, 1951, pp. 275–303;
  • Odour trail laying and following in Acanthomyops fuliginosus. Behaviour, 3, 1951, pp. 304–318;
  • Do animals see polarized light? New Scientist, 10, 1961, pp. 660–662;
  • Color vision in invertebrates. In: Symp. of the Inst. of Biology, No. 12 "Colour and Life", London 1964
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References
  1. "Obituary – Dr John Dennis Carthy". Nature. 236: 472–473.
  2. "John Carthy". Journal of Biological Education. 6 (2): i–i. April 1972. doi:10.1080/00219266.1972.9653749.
  3. "Contributors". New Scientist. 239: 674. 15 June 1961.
  4. "Polish Ethological Society".
  5. "Obituary- Dr J D Carthy". Habitat. 8 (4). 1972.
  6. "J. D. Carthy M.A., Ph.D,". F.I. Biol. Journal of the School Natural Science Society. 9 (2). 1971.
  7. https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sbcs/about-us/our-departments/psychology/teaching-in-psychology/
  8. "A Listen and Learn Series THE ANIMALS' WORLD - Network Three - 1 June 1960 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Science Fair 66 - BBC One London - 18 August 1966 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Who Knows? - BBC Home Service Basic - 30 October 1959 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
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