Johannes Schmidt (biologist)

Ernst Johannes Schmidt
Ernst Johannes Schmidt
Born	2 January 1877; Jægerspris, Denmark
Died	February 21, 1933 (aged 56); Copenhagen
Occupation	Marine biologist
Known for	Discovery of the spawning ground of the European Eel
Spouse	Ingeborg Kühle
Awards	Weldon Memorial Prize, 1923; Agassiz Medal, 1930; Darwin Medal, 1930; Galathea Medal, 1930; Geoffroy St. Hilaire Medal, 1931;
Academic background
Education	Biology
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen
Thesis	(1903)
Doctoral advisor	Eugen Warming

Ernst Johannes Schmidt (2 January 1877 – 21 February 1933) was a Danish biologist credited with discovering in 1920 that European eels migrate to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. Before this people in North America and Europe had wondered where the small glass eels, or elvers, came from.

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