Bennet Birnie Rae

Bennet Birnie Rae FRSE (1906–1998) was a 20th century marine zoologist specialising in the diet of fish.

Early life and career

He was born in Aberdeenshire in 1906 into a family of six children, including William Lorimer Rae (1892–1970) the son of Christian and John Rae.

In 1933, he began working for the Fishery Board for Scotland.[1]

He rose to be Assistant Director of the Marine Laboratory at Aberdeen.[2]

Family

He married Sophia Hutchison Kennedy around 1935.

Publications

  • Description of a Giant Squid stranded near Aberdeen (1950)
  • The Food of the Megrim (1963)
  • The Lemon Sole (1965)
  • The Food of Cod in Icelandic Waters (1968)
  • The Food of Seals in Scottish Waters (1968)
  • The Food of Cormorants and Shags (1969)
  • The Food of the Witch (1969)
  • The Distribution of Flatfishes in Scottish and Adjacent Water (1971)
  • The Cod-Worm Problem in the North Sea (1972)

References

  1. ^ London Gazette 8 September 1933
  2. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.


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