# Barbara York Main

> Australian arachnologist (1929-2019)

**Wikidata**: [Q21338740](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21338740)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_York_Main)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbara-york-main


## References

1. [Source](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-05-23/vale-barbara-york-main-spider-woman/11133516)
2. Tribute to Dr Barbara York Main OAM: arachnologist and nature writer (27 January 1929 to 14 May 2019)
3. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/4ce8e3f9-2546-4af1-b28d-e2eadf05dfd4)
4. [Source](https://www.rswa.org.au/awards/2018%2007%2023%20The%20Medal%20of%20The%20Royal%20Society%20of%20Western%20Australia.pdf)
5. [Source](https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1143736)
6. Virtual International Authority File
7. Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists
8. [Australia's own spider woman leaves an indelible legacy. 2019](https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-05-23/vale-barbara-york-main-spider-woman/11133516)
9. [Source](https://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/1.%20Hodgkin.pdf)
10. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
11. [Barbara Main interview, 22 August 2012, 29 August 2012 and 5 September 2012 · UWA Historical Society: UWA Histories](https://oralhistories.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/55)