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Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley
Pessoa singular · 1894-1940

Gladwyn Kingsley Noble was an American zoologist who served as the head curator for the Department of Herpetology and the Department of Experimental Biology at the American Museum of Natural History. Noble is the taxon author of 20 new species of reptiles. A species of lizard, Anolis noblei, is named in his honour. Also, a subspecies of lizard, Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni noblei, is named in his honor
Pinch, Albert Edwin Hayward
Pessoa singular · 1868-1948

Albert Edwin Hayward Pinch was a General Surgeon and Radiologist. He was resident Medical Superintendent and General Director of the Radium Institute
Beauchamp-Procter, Andrew Frederick Weatherby
Beauchamp-Procter, Andrew Frederick Weatherby
Pessoa singular · 1894-1921

Andrew Frederick Weatherby (Anthony) Beauchamp-Procter was a South African airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross. He was South Africa's leading ace of the First World War, being credited with 54 aerial victories
Ruthven, Alexander Grant
Ruthven, Alexander Grant
Pessoa singular · 1882-1971

Alexander Grant Ruthven received a PhD in zoology from the University of Michigan in 1906. He worked as a professor, director of the University Museum, and Dean. He became the President in 1929. The work of Ruthven on the familiar garter snakes, published in 1908, may be regarded as founding an essentially new school of herpetology in the United States. Ruthven described and named 16 new species of reptiles. Ruthven is commemorated in the scientific names of seven reptiles: Geophis ruthveni, Holbrookia maculata ruthveni, Lampropeltis ruthveni, Lepidoblepharis ruthveni, Macropholidus ruthveni, Masticophis schotti ruthveni, and Pituophis ruthveni
Vane, Sir Francis Patrick Fletcher
Pessoa singular · 1861-1934

Sir Francis Patrick Fletcher-Vane, 5th Baronet, was an Irish-born British military officer and aristocrat. He founded the Order of World Scouts
Werner, Franz Josef Maria
Werner, Franz Josef Maria
Pessoa singular · 1867-1939

Franz Werner was an Austrian zoologist and explorer. Specialising as a herpetologist and entomologist, Werner described numerous species and other taxa of frogs, snakes, insects and other organisms
Wettstein, Otto
Pessoa singular · 1892-1967

Otto von Wettstein, name also given as Otto Wettstein-Westersheimb, was an Austrian Zoologist. He was the son of botanist Richard Wettstein and the brother of botanist Fritz von Wettstein. He is best known for his work in the field of herpetology
Witte, Gaston-Francois de
Pessoa singular · 1897-1980

Gaston-Francois de Witte was a Belgian herpetologist who discovered and described at least 24 different species of reptiles. During his career, he was associated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren and the Museum of Natural Sciences. He was best known for his research of amphibians and reptiles found in the Belgian Congo, from where he collected thousands of specimens. While in central Africa, he also collected botanical specimens