Robert Raven | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | University of Queensland[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Arachnology |
Institutions | Queensland Museum |
Robert John Raven is an Australian arachnologist,[1] being the Head of Terrestrial Biodiversity and the Senior Curator (Arachnida) at the Queensland Museum. Dr Raven has described over 450[2] species of spider in Australia and elsewhere, and is spider bite consultant to the Royal Brisbane Hospital,[3] leading to much work on spider toxins.[4][5][6]