 John S. Clark ( 21 March 1885 – 1 June 1956 ) was a Scottish @-@ born Australian entomologist and myrmecologist known for his study of Australian ants . Born in Glasgow , he developed an interest in entomology at a young age . Clark first arrived in Australia in 1905 and originally worked for the state railways in Queensland . He developed an interest in ants shortly afterwards , collecting his first specimens in North Queensland . He married his first wife , Maggie Forbes in 1908 , bearing four children , until her death in 1935 . He married his second wife , Phyllis Marjorie Claringbulls in 1939 and had two daughters with her until she committed suicide in 1943 . As a result , Clark sent his daughters to an orphanage . 
