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Father Chrysanthus, Dutch arachnologist (born 1905)

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Father Chrysanthus

Dutch arachnologist (1905–1972)

Wilhelmus Egbertus Antonius Janssen, better known as Father Chrysanthus OFMCap, was a Dutch priest and biology teacher. He was known for his studies in arachnology. Initially he was concerned with the spiders of the Netherlands but he became a specialist on New Guinea spiders.…
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May 4

Day of the year

May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 241 days remain until the end of the year.
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