Jacobus Johannes Hoedeman

Jacobus Johannes Hoedeman (2 October 1917 – 5 July 1982) was a Dutch ichthyologist and aquarist who published both scientific papers and popular aquarium literature.

After his education, Hoedeman served as a staff member associated with the Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam, and produced museum catalogues and lists of type specimens as part of his curatorial duties and taxonomic activity. He published numerous papers in ichthyological journals (including Beaufortia) and in hobbyist periodicals, bridging the aquatic hobbyist community and formal ichthyological research.

Along with others, Hoedeman contributed to the widely used Dutch aquarium reference named the Aquariumvissen Encyclopedie.

A detailed memorial article by F. F. Schmidt, entitled "Jacobus Johannes Hoedeman, aquariaan en ichtyoloog" was published in the Dutch journal Het Aquarium in September 1983, summarizing his life and contributions to both science and the aquarium community.