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Leonard Compagno
American shark ichthyologist (1943-2024) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 80
Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno was an international authority on shark taxonomy and the author of many scientific papers and books on the subject, best known of which is his 1984 catalogue of shark species produced for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
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Compagno was mentioned in the credits of the 1975 film Jaws along with the National Geographic Society.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1943 to 2024 · aged 80
