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Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer

South African naturalist (1907–2004)

  • Fame54.0
  • Momentum5.2
  • South Africa rank#219
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  • Fame54.0
  • Momentum5.2
  • South Africa rank#219
  • Wikipedia3K
Lived 1907–2004, aged 97South Africa
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  • Rank in South Africa
    #219
    Scientists
  • Era
    1907–2004
    Aged 97
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-18

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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Completeness70.0
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