Walter Forster (entomologist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Forster (entomologist)

German entomologist (1910-1986)

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1910

Place of Birth: Althegnenberg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1986

Profession: zoologist, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Walter Forster (12 July 1910 – 25 December 1986) was a German entomologist. He worked at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (Zoologische Staatssammlung München) and led two scientific collecting trips to South America.Forster is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus forsteri.