John Dennis Carthy (7 April 1923 – 13 March 1972) was a British zoologist and ethologist whose primary study subjects were the sensory systems and behaviour of invertebrates.
John D Carthy went to Bedford School, and received his undergraduate training at Christ’s College at the University of Cambridge.
[1] He joined the faculty of the Zoology Department at Queen Mary College, London in 1950, where he remained until his death in 1972.
[1] In honour of his contributions, a prize is awarded annually to a final year BSc Psychology student at Queen Mary University of London who shows substantial academic achievement.
[7] John Carthy was a prominent science communicator, with many appearances on popular radio and television programmes,[1][4] e.g. the BBC’s "Meet the Professor", "Tonight", "Nature Parliament" and "Young Scientists of the Year".