Leopold Fitzinger

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Leopold Fitzinger was a 19th-century Austrian zoologist and herpetologist known for his influential taxonomic work on reptiles and amphibians.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf herpetologist
human
zoologist
countryOfCitizenship Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: "Austrian Empire"
employer Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Schönbrunn Zoo
surface form: "Tiergarten Schönbrunn"
familyName Leopold Fitzinger
surface form: "Fitzinger"
fieldOfWork herpetology
taxonomy
zoology
gender male
givenName Leopold
knownFor taxonomic work on amphibians
taxonomic work on reptiles
languageOfWorkOrName German
nativeLanguage German
notableFor classification of amphibians
classification of reptiles
notableWork Neue Classification der Reptilien
Systema Reptilium
Über den natürlichen Familien der Amphibien
occupation herpetologist
zoologist
positionHeld director of the Vienna Zoo
workLocation Vienna

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Psammobates describedBy Leopold Fitzinger
Leopold Fitzinger familyName Leopold Fitzinger
this entity surface form: "Fitzinger"

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