Stephen Fry, comedian, actor, writer, presenter, activist and all-round intellectual is also known for his reading all seven of the Harry Potter novels for English-language audiobooks.
In 2017, he had a bird louse,
Saepocephalum stephenfryii , officially named after him, in honour of his contributions to the popularization of science as host of QI
[1].Well, if I were that louse, I would be etremely honoured.
QI (Quite Interesting) is a comedy panel game television quiz show running since 2003. In 2006, Fry won the Rose d'Or award for 'Best Game Show Host' for his work on the series. In October 2015, it was announced that Fry would retire as the host of QI.
[1] Gustafsson et al: Morphological revision of the hyperdiverse Brueelia-complex (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) with new taxa, checklists and generic key in Zootaxa – 2016
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