John Leonard Harrison (1917–1972) was a British zoologist. He came to

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as a major of the

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in 1945 where he met his later wife Song Kiew Ying. He worked as a zoologist at the

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in 1951. In 1961, he was an associate professor of zoology at Singapore's

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. In 1963 he moved to the

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to become a professor of Zoology. His son Bernard Harrison was

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of the

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from 1983 to 2002.

Publications (selected)

*1954: Malayan Squirrels (Including Tree-Shrews and the Flying Lemur) *1955: The Apes and Monkeys of Malaya (including the Slow Loris) *1956: Malayan Animal Life *1962: The food of some Innisfail ueenslandmammals *1963: Recommended vernacular names for Malaysian mammals *1964: Guide to mammals of the Malay Peninsula *1964: An Introduction to the Mammals of Sabah *1966: An introduction to mammals of Singapore and Malaya

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British zoologists 1917 births 1972 deaths 20th-century British zoologists British expatriates in Australia British emigrants to Singapore {{UK-zoologist-stub