Walter Forster (12 July 1910 – 25 December 1986) was a German entomologist.
Walter Forster | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Forster by Erich Diller | |
| Born | 12 July 1910 |
| Died | 25 December 1986 Augsburg, Bavaria |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Entomologist |
| Children | 2 |
He worked at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (Zoologische Staatssammlung München) and led two scientific collecting trips to South America.[1]
Legacy
editForster is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus forsteri.[1]
Publications
editForster W (1964). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna Boliviens. XIX. Lepidoptera III. Satyridae". Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München 8: 51–188. (in German).
References
edit- ^ a b Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Forster", p. 93).
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