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Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer

South African naturalist (1907-2004) · South Africa · Scientists · Died at 97

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Marjorie Eileen Doris Courtenay-Latimer was a South African museum official, who in 1938, brought the existence of the coelacanth, a fish thought to have been extinct for 65 million years, to the attention of the world.

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Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered this coelacanth, formerly only seen in fossils millions of years old, in a fisherman's catch. It was given the name Latimeria chalumnae after her.Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered this coelacanth, formerly only seen in fossils millions of years old, in a fisherman's catch. It was given the name Latimeria chalumnae after her.Brass plate at Latimer's Landing East London.Brass plate at Latimer's Landing East London.

Awards

Honorary Doctor of Rhodes University

About this person

Country
South Africa
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 2004 · aged 97

Scientists from South Africa 6

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