Leonhard Stejneger

Leonhard Hess Stejneger
Leonhard Hess Stejneger
	Stejneger, c. 1910s
Born	October 30, 1851; Bergen, Norway
Died	February 28, 1943 (aged 91); Washington, D.C.
Education	Ph.D., University of Christiania
Occupation	biologist

Leonhard Hess Stejneger (30 October 1851 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist. Stejneger specialized in vertebrate natural history studies. He gained his greatest reputation with reptiles and amphibians.^[1]

^ Wetmore, Alexander (1945). "Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851–1943)". Biographical Memoir. Nat. Acad. Sci. 24: 145–195. PDF

[wetmore-1] Wetmore, Alexander (1945). "Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851–1943)". Biographical Memoir. Nat. Acad. Sci. 24: 145–195. PDF

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Leonhard Hess Stejneger
Stejneger, c. 1910s
Born	(1851-10-30)October 30, 1851 Bergen, Norway
Died	February 28, 1943(1943-02-28) (aged 91) Washington, D.C.
Education	Ph.D., University of Christiania
Occupation	biologist