James Leonard Brierley Smith
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James Leonard Brierley Smith was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long extinct.
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About this person
Country
South AfricaCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1968 · aged 70
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