# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/heiko-bleher
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:00:37.079Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/heiko-bleher"
name: "Heiko Bleher"
slug: "heiko-bleher"
description: "Heiko Bleher was a German researcher, author, photographer and filmmaker. He is best known in the scientific community for his contribution to the exploration of fresh and brackish water habitats worldwide. He discovered numerous species of fish and aquatic plant, several of which carry his name or are named in honor of Bleher's family."
tagline: "German ichthyologist and adventurer"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1944-10-18"
deathDate: "2025-08-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.2
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.275666666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiko_Bleher"
    title: "Heiko Bleher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "هيكو بليهير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiko_Bleher"
    title: "Heiko Bleher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiko_Bleher"
    title: "Heiko Bleher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiko_Bleher"
    title: "Heiko Bleher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiko_Bleher"
    title: "Heiko Bleher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4241890"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump