Ernst Ahl
German zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist
About Ernst Ahl
Lived 1898 – 1945 (aged 46). Ernst Ahl was a German journalist, zoologist, herpetologist, ichthyologist and zoological collector.
Christoph Gustav Ernst Ahl (1 September 1898 – 14 February 1945) was a German zoologist, born in Berlin.
He was the director of the department of ichthyology and herpetology in the Museum für Naturkunde.
He was also the editor in chief of the review Das Aquarium from 1927 to 1934.
During World War II, Ahl fought in the ranks of the Wehrmacht – in Poland, North Africa, and later, Yugoslavia. He was executed while in refuge in Yugoslavia, after the partisans found out he was a German.
He performed one of the first studies on bearded dragons determining what genus they belong to.
Ahl is commemorated in the scientific names of two species of lizard: Anolis ahli and Emoia ahli. The latter is a synonym of Emoia battersbyi.
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German zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist (1898–1945)
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Ernst Ahl was born on 1 September 1898 in Berlin.
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Ernst Ahl died on 14 February 1945 in Yugoslavia, Nevesinje.
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Ernst Ahl was a journalist, zoologist, herpetologist, ichthyologist and zoological collector.
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Ernst Ahl was German.
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