8 8 2 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁marine ▁bi ologist . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London , ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁Stephen ▁K emp , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁and ▁Royal ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁As ▁a ▁boy ▁he ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁animals , ▁collect ing ▁water ▁be et les ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁them ▁in ▁aqu ari ums ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁natural ▁history ▁society . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁School ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁to ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁in ▁Dublin ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁He ▁studied ▁bot any ▁under ▁H . ▁H . ▁D ixon . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁and ▁Anth rop ological ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Museum ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁converted ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁the ▁Zo ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India , ▁he ▁became ▁Super int endent ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁cr ust ace ans ▁to ▁continue ▁work ▁started ▁by ▁James ▁Wood - M ason ▁and ▁Alfred ▁William ▁Al cock . ▁He ▁spent ▁four teen ▁years ▁in ▁India ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁published ▁sevent een ▁papers ▁on ▁the ▁dec ap ods ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Museum . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Bal uch istan ▁along ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Nelson ▁Ann and ale . ▁Other ▁exped itions ▁were ▁made ▁to