About Humphry Greenwood
Lived 1927 – 1995 (aged 67). Humphry Greenwood was a British ichthyologist and scientific collector.
Peter Humphry Greenwood FRS FIBiol (21 April 1927 – 3 March 1995) was an English ichthyologist. Humphry married fellow student Marjorie George (1924 – 2006) in 1950. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985. He was known for his work on the species flocks of cichlids in the African Great Lakes, and for studies of the phylogeny and systematics of teleosts.
Tribute The cichlid fish Diplotaxodon greenwoodi is named for him. Also Brachyaetoides greenwoodi Bonde, 2008 is named for him. As is Enteromius greenwoodi (Poll 1967).
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Who was Humphry Greenwood?
British ichthyologist (1927–1995)
When was Humphry Greenwood born?
Humphry Greenwood was born on 21 April 1927 in Redruth.
When did Humphry Greenwood die?
Humphry Greenwood died on 3 March 1995 in London.
What was Humphry Greenwood's occupation?
Humphry Greenwood was an ichthyologist and scientific collector.
What nationality was Humphry Greenwood?
Humphry Greenwood was British.
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