A FORMER Radcliffe man and well-known biologist, Mr Tony Wallwork, has died at the age of 71.

Mr Wallwork, who studied mites in habitats ranging from polar lands to hot deserts, died last month. He was born in Radcliffe, lived in Morley Road, and attended Stand Grammar School.

He became a professor of zoology in the University of London from 1983 to 1988 and was an adviser to the British Antarctic Survey between 1979 and 1983.

His work has helped the understanding of the planet's most inhospitable places.

In 1988, Mr Wallwork was found to be suffering from a nerve disorder which left him confined to a wheelchair, unable to speak. He leaves his ex-wife, Jean, son, Michael, and a daughter, Susan.