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Willy Kükenthal

German zoologist and university teacher (1861-1922) · Academics · Died at 61

Wilhelm (Willy) Georg Kükenthal was a German zoologist. He was the older brother of botanist and theologian Georg Kükenthal (1864-1955). Kükenthal specialized in the Octocorallia and on marine mammals.

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He edited, along with Thilo Krumbach, a landmark series of eight volumes in the Handbuch der Zoologie series which extensively reviewed and compiled the state of zoological knowledge of the time.

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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1861 to 1922 · aged 61