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For the sexologist, psychotherapist, and social psychologist, see Gunter Schmidt.
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Günter E. W. Schmidt (born 10 May 1926 in Lübeck; died 23 December 2016 in Deutsch Evern)[1] was a German arachnologist and author of a standard German work on tarantulas, Die Vogelspinnen ("bird-eating spiders"). He has been described as one of the fathers of German arachnology.[2]
He studied biology and mostly worked in the pharmaceutical industry until his retirement.[citation needed][3] In 1975, he graduated with a PhD thesis on the arachnid fauna of the Canary Islands [3].[citation needed] From 1986, his scientific work was concentrated mainly on tarantulas. The World Spider Catalog lists 234 species names of which he is the author or co-author (not all currently accepted),[4] of which 69 are in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).[5]
His books include:
Several species names of spiders honour Günter Schmidt, including:
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