Albert Günther
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.
Albert Günther | |
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| Born | Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther 3 October 1830 |
| Died | 1 February 1914 (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) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoologist |
| Institutions | British Museum |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Günther |
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