Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude

Dutch zoologist

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1788

Place of Birth: Tiel, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1863

Profession: zoologist, university teacher

Nationality: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Theodoor Gerard van Lidth de Jeude (8 July 1788 in Tiel – 23 December 1863 in Utrecht) was a Dutch physician, veterinarian, and zoologist and was the first director of the newly established Rijks Veterinary College where Veterinary medicine was first taught in the Netherlands in late 1821.
His primary contribution to science was the collecting of specimens.