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Albert Günther
German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described.[1][2]
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Born | Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther 3 October 1830 |
Died | 1 February 1914(1914-02-01) (aged 83) Kew Gardens, Richmond-on-Thames, England |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Education | University of Tübingen |
Known for | Description of more than 340 reptile species, Catalogue of Fishes |
Awards | Linnean Medal (1904) |
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Fields | Zoologist |
Institutions | British Museum |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Günther |
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