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Günter E. W. Schmidt | |
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Died | 23 December 2016 | (aged 90)
Nationality | German |
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Fields | Arachnology |
For the sexologist, psychotherapist, and social psychologist, see Gunter Schmidt.
Günter E. W. Schmidt (born 10 May 1926 in Lübeck; died 23 December 2016 in Deutsch Evern) [1] was a German arachnologist and author of a standard German work on tarantulas, Die Vogelspinnen ("bird-eating spiders"). He has been described as one of the fathers of German arachnology. [2]
He studied biology and mostly worked in the pharmaceutical industry until his retirement.[ citation needed] [3] In 1975, he graduated with a PhD thesis on the arachnid fauna of the Canary Islands [3].[ citation needed] From 1986, his scientific work was concentrated mainly on tarantulas. The World Spider Catalog lists 234 species names of which he is the author or co-author (not all currently accepted), [4] of which 69 are in the family Theraphosidae ( tarantulas). [5]
His books include:
Several species names of spiders honour Günter Schmidt, including:
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Günter E. W. Schmidt | |
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Born | |
Died | 23 December 2016 | (aged 90)
Nationality | German |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Arachnology |
For the sexologist, psychotherapist, and social psychologist, see Gunter Schmidt.
Günter E. W. Schmidt (born 10 May 1926 in Lübeck; died 23 December 2016 in Deutsch Evern) [1] was a German arachnologist and author of a standard German work on tarantulas, Die Vogelspinnen ("bird-eating spiders"). He has been described as one of the fathers of German arachnology. [2]
He studied biology and mostly worked in the pharmaceutical industry until his retirement.[ citation needed] [3] In 1975, he graduated with a PhD thesis on the arachnid fauna of the Canary Islands [3].[ citation needed] From 1986, his scientific work was concentrated mainly on tarantulas. The World Spider Catalog lists 234 species names of which he is the author or co-author (not all currently accepted), [4] of which 69 are in the family Theraphosidae ( tarantulas). [5]
His books include:
Several species names of spiders honour Günter Schmidt, including: