Friedrich Kiefer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Kiefer

German copepodologist

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1897

Place of Birth: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Apr-1985

Profession: zoologist, carcinologist, copepodologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Professor Friedrich Kiefer (9 September 1897 – 18 April 1985) was a German zoologist, specialising in freshwater copepods.
For over 60 years, he was "the preeminent morphological taxonomist of continental free-living copepods".Kiefer was born in Karlsruhe on September 6, 1897.
He became honorary director of the Anstalt für Bodenseeforschung (Institute for Research on Lake Constance) in 1963, following the retirement of Max Auerbach.
He is commemorated in the scientific names Cyclopinula kieferi and Eurytemora kieferi.