Naomi Adeline Helen Millard (née Bokenham)

16.07.1914-12.06.1997, South Africa

Naomi Millard studied almost exclusively the hydroids of South Africa, but her work had a decisive and lasting impact on hydrozoan systematics. It was above all her monograph of the hydroids of southern Africa (1) whose exceptional quality set new standards. The volume is still one of the best source for beginners to get acquainted with the majority of the hydroid based genera.

For a tribute see Brown (2).

(1)Millard, N. A. H. 1975. Monograph on the Hydroida of southern Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 68: 1-513.

(2)Brown, A. C. 1998. 'NAOMI A.H. MILLARD 1914-1997.' Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 52: 437-441