About Günter Schmidt
Lived 1926 – 2016 (aged 90). Günter Schmidt was a German arachnologist and biologist.
Günter E. W. Schmidt (born 10 May 1926 in Lübeck; died 23 December 2016 in Deutsch Evern) was a German arachnologist and author of a standard German work on tarantulas, Die Vogelspinnen ("bird-eating spiders"). He has been described as one of the fathers of German arachnology.
He studied biology and mostly worked in the pharmaceutical industry until his retirement. In 1975, he graduated with a PhD thesis on the arachnid fauna of the Canary Islands. of which 69 are in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).
Books His books include: followed by further editions, including
Species names Several species names of spiders honour Günter Schmidt, including: Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth, 1991 (now Cyriopagopus schmidti) Aphonopelma schmidti Smith, 1995 (now a synonym of Aphonopelma chalcodes) Cyrtopholis schmidti Rudloff, 1996
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Who was Günter Schmidt?
German arachnologist
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Günter Schmidt was born on 10 May 1926 in Lübeck.
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Günter Schmidt died on 23 December 2016 in Deutsch Evern.
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Günter Schmidt was an arachnologist and biologist.
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Günter Schmidt was German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Günter Schmidt. https://biography.guide/gunter-schmidt-arachnologist/
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