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Albert Günther
Sign in to saveAlso known as Günther, Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther, Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, Albert C. L. G. Gunther, A.C.L.G. Günther, A. C. L. G. Günther
Anglo-German zoologist (1830–1914)
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Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther was a zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist born in Esslingen am Neckar in 1830. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Württemberg and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Günther was educated at the University of Tübingen and worked as a curator at the Natural History Museum and the British Museum. His professional contributions included items collected for the Natural History Museum and recognition within the Royal Society collection.
He served as a member of the Royal Society, the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Zoological Society of London. During his career, he received the Royal Medal and the Linnean Medal, and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society. Günther wrote in English and German and is cited in zoological literature as Günther. He died at Kew Gardens, London, in 1914. His son was Robert Gunther.
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Key facts
- Born
- Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther , 3 October 1830, Esslingen , Germany
- Died
- 1 February 1914 (1914-02-01) (aged 83), Kew Gardens , Richmond-on-Thames, England
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University of Tübingen
- Known for
- Description of more than 340 reptile species, Catalogue of Fishes
- Awards
- Linnean Medal (1904)
- Fields
- Zoologist
- Institutions
- British Museum
- Author abbrev zoology
- Günther
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gotthilf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Esslingen am Neckar
- Place of death
- London
- Child
- Robert Gunther
- Educated at
- University of Tübingen
- Employer
- British Museum
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- herpetology
- Image
- Gunther Albert 1830-1914.png
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- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- date of birth
- 1830-10-03
- date of death
- 1914-02-01
- author citation (zoology)
- Günther
- Commons category
- Albert Günther (zoologist)
- Commons Creator page
- Albert Günther
- birth name
- Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthelf Günther
- P6944
- Albert Günther
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
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Encyclopedic overview
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3 October 1830 – 1 February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile taxonomist (after George Albert Boulenger) with more than 340 reptile species described and the third-most productive fish taxonomist with about 1600 fish species described.
Early life and career
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