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Johannes Govertus de Man

1850 – 1930

Dutch zoologist

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Lived 1850 – 1930 (aged 79). Johannes Govertus de Man was a Dutch zoologist, carcinologist, botanist, biologist and mathematician.

Johannes Govertus de Man (2 May 1850 in Middelburg – 9 January 1930 in Middelburg), was a Dutch biologist. He was assistant curator at the (Dutch for national natural history museum) in Leiden, where he specialised in free-living nematodes and decapod crustaceans, although he also wrote papers on flatworms, sipunculids and, in his dissertation only, vertebrates. Taxa described by de Man include:

Alope orientalis De Man, 1906

Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908

Caridina gracilirostris De Man, 1892

Caridina serratirostris De Man, 1892

Cuapetes amymone De Man, 1902

Eiconaxius sibogae De Man, 1925

Geosesarma De Man, 1892

Laomenes amboinensis (De Man, 1888)

Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888

Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879)

Neosarmatium inerme De Man, 1887

Neosarmatium meinerti De Man, 1887

Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881)

Perisesarma De Man, 1895

Sesarma eulimene De Man, 1895

Thor amboinensis (De Man, 1888)

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Johannes Govertus Man, Johannes Govertus De Man, De Man

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Johannes Govertus de Man?

Dutch zoologist (1850-1930)

When was Johannes Govertus de Man born?

Johannes Govertus de Man was born on 2 May 1850 in Middelburg.

When did Johannes Govertus de Man die?

Johannes Govertus de Man died on 19 January 1930 in Yerseke.

What was Johannes Govertus de Man's occupation?

Johannes Govertus de Man was a zoologist, carcinologist, botanist, biologist and mathematician.

What nationality was Johannes Govertus de Man?

Johannes Govertus de Man was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johannes Govertus de Man

· Wikidata: Q3180751

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