Vratislav Mazák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvracɪslaf ˈmazaːk]; 22 June 1937 – 9 September 1987) was a Czech biologist who specialized in paleoanthropology, mammalogy and taxonomy. He was also a painter, often illustrating his books about animals and men.
Born at Kutná Hora, he was a professor[ ambiguous] at the Charles University's Faculty of Science [1] and worked as a zoologist at the Prague National Museum. With Colin Groves, Mazák described, named and classified the early hominin Homo ergaster. He also described the tiger subspecies Panthera tigris corbetti. [2]
He died in Prague.
Vratislav Mazák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvracɪslaf ˈmazaːk]; 22 June 1937 – 9 September 1987) was a Czech biologist who specialized in paleoanthropology, mammalogy and taxonomy. He was also a painter, often illustrating his books about animals and men.
Born at Kutná Hora, he was a professor[ ambiguous] at the Charles University's Faculty of Science [1] and worked as a zoologist at the Prague National Museum. With Colin Groves, Mazák described, named and classified the early hominin Homo ergaster. He also described the tiger subspecies Panthera tigris corbetti. [2]
He died in Prague.