Mr Geoff Martin
Senior Curator in Charge, Lepidoptera
Department: Life Sciences
Division: LS Insects Division
Specialisms: Lepidoptera; British & Irish Lepidoptera collections, collectors and localities; Collections Management; Curation; Digitisation; Collection relocation logistics; Fieldwork logistics
Summary
Responsible for the management of the Lepidoptera collections (80,000 drawers, 10 million+ specimens) including management of five curators.
Qualifications
Degrees
- BSc (Hons), Ecology, University College London, United Kingdom
- MA Museum Studies, University College London, United Kingdom
Highlighted publications
- Paterson GLJ, Albuquerque S, Blagoderov V, Brooks S, Cafferty S, Cane E, Carter V, Chainey J, Crowther R, Douglas L, Durant J, Duffle L, Hine A, Honey M, Huertas B, Howard T, Huxley R, Kitching IJ, Ledger S, McLaughlin C, Martin G, Mazzetta G, Penn M, Perera J, Sadka M, Scialabba E, Siebert D, Sleep C, Toloni F, Wing P (2016) iCollections. doi: 10.5519/0038559
- Timmermans MJTN, Viberg C, Martin G, Hopkins K, Vogler AP (2016) Rapid assembly of taxonomically validated mitochondrial genomes from historical insect collections. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117, 83 - 95. doi: 10.1111/bij.12552
- Martin G (2015) Des Lépidoptères aux Oiseaux, une multitude de formes et de couleurs. Namoroka : Mission à Madagascar. Allorge L, Haevermans T (Eds). Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle- Privat (Collection Nature et Patrimoine) null - null.
- Paterson G, Albuquerque S, Blagoderov V, Brooks S, Cafferty S, Cane E, Carter V, Chainey J, Crowther R, Douglas L, Durant J, Duffell L, Hine A, Honey M, Huertas B, Howard T, Huxley R, Kitching I, Ledger S, McLaughlin C, Martin G, Mazzetta G, Penn M, Perera J, Sadka M, Scialabba E, Self A, Siebert D, Sleep C, Toloni F, Wing P iCollections – Digitising the British and Irish Butterflies in the Natural History Museum, London. Biodiversity Data Journal 4, doi: 10.3897/bdj.4.e9559
Highlighted publications
- Paterson GLJ, Albuquerque S, Blagoderov V, Brooks S, Cafferty S, Cane E, Carter V, Chainey J, Crowther R, Douglas L, Durant J, Duffle L, Hine A, Honey M, Huertas B, Howard T, Huxley R, Kitching IJ, Ledger S, McLaughlin C, Martin G, Mazzetta G, Penn M, Perera J, Sadka M, Scialabba E, Siebert D, Sleep C, Toloni F, Wing P (2016) iCollections. doi: 10.5519/0038559
- Timmermans MJTN, Viberg C, Martin G, Hopkins K, Vogler AP (2016) Rapid assembly of taxonomically validated mitochondrial genomes from historical insect collections. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117, 83 - 95. doi: 10.1111/bij.12552
- Martin G (2015) Des Lépidoptères aux Oiseaux, une multitude de formes et de couleurs. Namoroka : Mission à Madagascar. Allorge L, Haevermans T (Eds). Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle- Privat (Collection Nature et Patrimoine) null - null.
- Paterson G, Albuquerque S, Blagoderov V, Brooks S, Cafferty S, Cane E, Carter V, Chainey J, Crowther R, Douglas L, Durant J, Duffell L, Hine A, Honey M, Huertas B, Howard T, Huxley R, Kitching I, Ledger S, McLaughlin C, Martin G, Mazzetta G, Penn M, Perera J, Sadka M, Scialabba E, Self A, Siebert D, Sleep C, Toloni F, Wing P iCollections – Digitising the British and Irish Butterflies in the Natural History Museum, London. Biodiversity Data Journal 4, doi: 10.3897/bdj.4.e9559