Norman Platnick – 1951 – 2020

Norman I. Platnick passed away on 8 April 2020 after a tragic accident.

Norm was a world-authority on spiders and prolific scientist, Curator Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, an influential figure in phylogenetic theory, past president of the Willi Hennig Society, and a long-time member of the society.

An obituary led by AMNH curator Lorenzo Prendini can be downloaded here.