J. F. Gates Clarke

John Frederick Gates Clarke (February 22, 1905 – September 17, 1990) was a Canadian-American entomologist and an authority on moths. He worked at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

J. F. Gates Clarke
Born	(1905-02-22)February 22, 1905 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Died	September 17, 1990(1990-09-17) (aged 85) Hyattsville, Maryland
Employer	Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History
Known for	authority on moths, discoverer of Pseudomeritastis clarkei species of moth which bears his name
Spouses	Thelma Miesen Clarke (m. 1929, died in 1988) Nancy du Pre Clarke (m. 1989)[1]
Children	J. F. Gates Clarke Jr., Carol Lewis[1]