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Pieter Bleeker

Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist and herpetologist (1819-1878) · Netherlands · On the map · Doctors · Died at 58

Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He was famous for the Atlas Ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Néêrlandaises, his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia published between 1862 and 1877.

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1878Died24 January 18781862Knight of the Order of Saint MichaelAward1861Commander 2nd Class of the Order of Philip the MagnanimousAward1860Commander of the Friedrich OrderAward1859Order of the Red Eagle 3rd ClassAward1858Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)Award1857Commander of the Order of the Oak CrownAward1856Officers' CrossAward1819Born10 July 1819

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Knight of the Order of Saint Michael1862
Commander 2nd Class of the Order of Philip the Magnanimous1861
Commander of the Friedrich Order1860
Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class1859
Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)1858
Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown1857
Officers' Cross1856
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion

About this person

Country
Netherlands
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1819 to 1878 · aged 58

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