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Albert Günther

Anglo-German zoologist (1830-1914) · Germany · On the map · Died at 83

Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther, was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.

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Linnean Medal1904
Royal Medal1878
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

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Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist with more than 340 reptile species described and the third-most productive fish taxonomist with about 1600 fish species described.

Country
Germany
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1830 to 1914 · aged 83