Walter Forster (entomologist)
Walter Forster (12 July 1910 – 25 December 1986) was a German entomologist.
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| Born | 12 July 1910 |
| Died | 25 December 1986 Augsburg, Bavaria |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Entomologist |
| Children | 2; Ernst and Gerhard |
He worked at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (Zoologische Staatssammlung München) and led two scientific collecting trips to South America.[1]
Forster is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus forsteri.[1]
References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Forster", p. 93).
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