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Frederick Bayer

1921 – 2007

American malacologist, cnidariologist

Zoologist Postage stamp designerMarine biologist
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About Frederick Bayer

Lived 1921 – 2007 (aged 85). Frederick Bayer was an American zoologist, postage stamp designer, marine biologist, malacologist, curator and cnidariologist.

Frederick Merkle Bayer (October 31, 1921 — October 2, 2007) was an American curator emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and a marine biologist who specialized in the study of soft corals.

Early life and education Frederick Bayer was born on Halloween night 1921, in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bayer also spent several months doing field research throughout the rest of Micronesia. Bayericerithium Petuch, 2001 Lyria cordis Bayer, 1971 Peristarium Bayer, 1971 Peristarium aurora (Bayer, 1971) Peristarium electra (Bayer, 1971) Peristarium merope (Bayer, 1971) Perotrochus amabilis (Bayer, 1963) Perotrochus lucaya Bayer, 1965 Scaphella evelina Bayer, 1971 Siphonochelus tityrus (Bayer, 1971) Thelyssa Bayer, 1971 Thelyssa callisto Bayer, 1971 Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971 Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971

bivalves: Amphichama inezae (F. M. Bayer, 1943)

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Important facts

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Education
George Washington University, University of Miami
Employers
University of Miami, Smithsonian Institution
Also known as
Frederick Merkle Bayer, Frederick M. Bayer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Frederick Bayer's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Frederick Bayer?

American malacologist, cnidariologist (1921–2007)

When was Frederick Bayer born?

Frederick Bayer was born on 31 October 1921 in Asbury Park.

When did Frederick Bayer die?

Frederick Bayer died on 2 October 2007 in Washington, D.C..

What was Frederick Bayer's occupation?

Frederick Bayer was a zoologist, postage stamp designer, marine biologist, malacologist, curator and cnidariologist.

What nationality was Frederick Bayer?

Frederick Bayer was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Frederick Bayer

· Wikidata: Q1452797

· DBpedia: Frederick Bayer

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