Frederick Schram
American palaeontologist, carcinologist
About Frederick Schram
Born 1943. Frederick Schram is an American paleontologist, zoologist and carcinologist.
Frederick Robert Schram (born August 11, 1943) is an American palaeontologist and carcinologist. He received his B.S. in biology from Loyola University Chicago in 1965, and a Ph.D. in palaeozoology from the University of Chicago in 1968.
He has written over 200 papers on various aspects of crustacean biology, taxonomy and systematics, as well as several books, including the standard text Crustacea. In 1983, he founded the journal Crustacean Issues, which he continued to edit for over twenty years. Much of his career has been spent at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from which he retired in 2005. In July 2005, he became the Editor of the Journal of Crustacean Biology.
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Who is Frederick Schram?
American palaeontologist, carcinologist
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Frederick Schram was born on 11 August 1943 in Chicago.
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Frederick Schram is a paleontologist, zoologist and carcinologist.
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Frederick Schram is American.
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