Max Schlosser
German zoologist, paleontologist and geologist.
About Max Schlosser
Lived 1854 – 1932 (aged 78). Max Schlosser was a German paleontologist, zoologist, university teacher and geologist.
Max Schlosser (5 February 1854 – 7 October 1932) was a German paleontologist and geologist.
He was a leading expert on European mammals of the Tertiary period in Germany. He also worked on fossil mammals from China, based on purchases of "dragon teeth" (long gu) in Chinese pharmacies, which he published in 1903. He updated the volume on vertebrate paleontology in Zittel's . From 1895 to 1904, he was an editor of the scientific journal Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie.
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Who was Max Schlosser?
German zoologist, paleontologist and geologist. (1854–1932)
When was Max Schlosser born?
Max Schlosser was born on 5 February 1854 in Munich.
When did Max Schlosser die?
Max Schlosser died on 7 October 1932 in Munich.
What was Max Schlosser's occupation?
Max Schlosser was a paleontologist, zoologist, university teacher and geologist.
What nationality was Max Schlosser?
Max Schlosser was German.
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