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Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner

Franz Steindachner (November 11, 1834 - December 10, 1919) was an Austrian zoologist. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of

Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess. Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two Eduard Suess ( August 20, 1831 London &ndash April 26, 1914 Vienna) was a Geologist who was an expert on the In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Naturhistorisches Museum, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel. The Naturhistorisches Museum ( en: Museum of Natural History or NHMW is a large Museum located in Vienna, Austria. Johann Jakob Heckel ( January 23, 1790 - March 1, 1857) was an Austrian Taxidermist, Zoologist, and Ichthyologist

Steindachner's reputation as an ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Ichthyology (from Greek ἰχθυ ikhthu, "fish" and λόγος logos, "knowledge" is the branch of Zoology devoted to the study Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz ( May 28 1807 — December 14 1873) was a Swiss - American Zoologist, Glaciologist Steindachner took part in the Hassler Expedition of 1871-1872. The Hassler was the early steamship used in the service of the United States Coast Survey. In 1874 he returned to Vienna and in 1887 was appointed director of the Zoological Department of the Naturhistorisches Museum. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. In 1898 he was promoted to director of the museum.

Steindachneridion, a genus of fish in South America discovered by Steindachner, is named after him. Steindachneridion is a Genus of South American Pimelodid Catfish ( order Siluriformes


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