George Albert Boulenger

George Albert Boulenger
Born(1858 -10-19)19 October 1858
Brussels, Belgium
Died23 November 1937(1937-11-23) (aged 79)
Saint Malo, France
NationalityBelgian, British
Alma materFree University of Brussels
Known forMonographs on fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
ChildrenEdward George Boulenger
Parents
  • Gustave Boulenger (father)
  • Juliette Piérart (mother)
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society, Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, botany
InstitutionsNatural History Museum, London
Author abbrev. (botany)Boulenger
Author abbrev. (zoology)Boulenger

George Albert Boulenger FRS[1] (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses.[2]

  1. ^ Watson DMS (1940). "George Albert Boulenger. 1858–1937". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (8): 13–26. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1940.0002. JSTOR 768868. S2CID 162129625.
  2. ^ Stafleu FA, Cowan RS (1976). Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types, 2nd edition. Vol. 1: A–G. Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. p. 384. ISBN 978-90-313-0224-6. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

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