Frank E. (Frank Evers) Beddard

Frank Evers Beddard was an English zoologist born in 1858 and died in 1925. He studied at Harrow and New College, Oxford, and early in his career worked as a naturalist and editor for the Challenger Expedition Commission.

He is remembered especially for his work on annelids, including earthworms, and for his long association with the Zoological Society of London, where he served as prosector and later vice-secretary. He also taught and examined in zoology and comparative anatomy, building a reputation as a careful researcher with a broad interest in animal structure and classification.

Beddard published extensively, including books on animal coloration and on oligochaetes, and he received the Linnean Medal in 1916. His work helped shape how many readers and scientists understood invertebrate zoology in his time.