Franz Steindachner

Franz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. Several dozen species of animals are named after him.

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Who was born first?

• Franz Steindachner and John Wesley Powell were born the same year
• Franz Steindachner and Gustav Hermann Nachtigal were born the same year
• Franz Steindachner and Adolf Lüderitz were born the same year
• Franz Steindachner was born 1 year after John Anderson
• Franz Steindachner was born 1 year before Grigory Potanin

Timeline

1. John AndersonOctober 4, 1833 – August 15, 1900
2. Adolf LüderitzJuly 16, 1834 – October 24, 1886
3. Franz Steindachner (this page)November 11, 1834 – December 10, 1919
4. Gustav Hermann NachtigalFebruary 23, 1834 – April 20, 1885
5. John Wesley PowellMarch 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902
6. Grigory PotaninSeptember 21, 1835 – June 30, 1920

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