Albert Günther

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Albert Günther was a 19th-century German-born British zoologist and ichthyologist renowned for his extensive work on fish classification and his long tenure at the British Museum (Natural History).

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instanceOf person
scientist
zoologist
academicDegree doctorate in medicine
awardReceived Fellowship of the Royal Society NERFINISHED
birthName Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Kingdom of Württemberg NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hanover NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1830-10-03
dateOfDeath 1914-02-01
describedTaxon numerous species of amphibians
numerous species of fishes
numerous species of reptiles
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Bonn NERFINISHED
University of Tübingen NERFINISHED
employer British Museum (Natural History) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Günther NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork herpetology
ichthyology
zoology
givenName Albert NERFINISHED
hasHonorificSuffix FRS NERFINISHED
hasWorkInCollection Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
memberOf Linnean Society of London NERFINISHED
Royal Society
name Albert Günther NERFINISHED
notableFor classification of fishes
work on reptiles and amphibians
notableStudent George Albert Boulenger NERFINISHED
notableWork Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum NERFINISHED
Introduction to the Study of Fishes NERFINISHED
The Reptiles of British India NERFINISHED
occupation herpetologist
ichthyologist
zoologist
placeOfBirth Esslingen am Neckar NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kew NERFINISHED
positionHeld Assistant in the Zoological Department of the British Museum
Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum (Natural History)
sexOrGender male
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Congiopodidae namedBy Albert Günther
Melanocetidae namedBy Albert Günther
Rhynchocephalia namedBy Albert Günther