Steindachner, Franz, 1834-1919

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Name (Latin)
Steindachner, Franz, 1834-1919
Date of birth
1834-11-11
Date of death
1919-12-10
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 40150792
Wikidata: Q78583
Library of congress: n 87142969
Sources of Information
  • LCCN 01-8110: His Die schlangen und eidechsen der Galapagos-inseln, 1876
  • LC data base, 10-9-87
Wikipedia description:

Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him.

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