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Erich Wagler

1884 – 1951

German zoologist

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Lived 1884 – 1951 (aged 66). Erich Wagler was a German zoologist, university teacher, malacologist, ichthyologist, taxonomist and biologist.

Erich Wagler (7 September 1884 in Zwickau – 29 August 1951) was a German ichthyologist and malacologist.

He studied natural sciences in Leipzig and Jena, obtaining his doctorate in zoology at Leipzig in 1912. From 1920 to 1926 he worked as a privat-docent, afterwards serving as a "non-scheduled associate professor" at the University of Leipzig.

Written works Faunistische und biologische Studien an freischwimmenden Cladoceren Sachsens, 1912 - Faunistic and biological studies of free-swimming cladocerans in Saxony. Amphipoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 2, Scinidae (1926) - part of the series: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer Valdivia 1898/99, 20,6. - Amphipoda from the German Deepsea Expedition of 1898–99, Scinidae. Die Sciniden der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903, 1927 - Scinidae from the German South Pole Expedition of 1901–03. Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee, 1929 (with Georg Grimpe) - Fauna of the North and Baltic Seas. Die Coregonen in den Seen des Voralpengebietes - Whitefish native to the lakes of the Alpine region. Crustacea (Krebstiere), 1937 - Crustacea. Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas, 1937 (with other authors) - Fauna of Central Europe.

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University of Jena, Leipzig University
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Leipzig University
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E. Wagler

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Who was Erich Wagler?

German zoologist (1884-1951)

When was Erich Wagler born?

Erich Wagler was born on 7 September 1884 in Zwickau.

When did Erich Wagler die?

Erich Wagler died on 29 August 1951.

What was Erich Wagler's occupation?

Erich Wagler was a zoologist, university teacher, malacologist, ichthyologist, taxonomist and biologist.

What nationality was Erich Wagler?

Erich Wagler was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Erich Wagler

· Wikidata: Q1353430

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