Wilhelm Lindholm
Finnish-Russian and German zoologist of Swedish descent
About Wilhelm Lindholm
Lived 1874 – 1935 (aged 60–61). Wilhelm Lindholm was a Russian and German zoologist, malacologist and herpetologist.
Vasiliy Adolfovich Lindholm (; 1874 – 17 September 1935), also published as Wilhelm Adolf Lindholm, was a Russian malacologist and herpetologist.
Lindholm was a curator at the Zoological Museum of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Leningrad. He published works on the molluscs of Lake Baikal, the Crimea, the Caucasus and other parts of the U.S.S.R., and on Palaearctic molluscs generally. He also studied amphibians and reptiles, and described three new species of reptiles. A frog Afrixalus lindholmi is named for him, sometimes known as Lindholm's banana frog.
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Who was Wilhelm Lindholm?
Finnish-Russian and German zoologist of Swedish descent (1874-1935)
When was Wilhelm Lindholm born?
Wilhelm Lindholm was born in 1874.
When did Wilhelm Lindholm die?
Wilhelm Lindholm died on 17 September 1935.
What was Wilhelm Lindholm's occupation?
Wilhelm Lindholm was a zoologist, malacologist and herpetologist.
What nationality was Wilhelm Lindholm?
Wilhelm Lindholm was Russian and German.
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