Peter Ouwens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Ouwens

Dutch scientist and Director of the Java Zoological Museum and Botanical Gardens

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1849

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1922

Profession: scientist, zoologist, museum director

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Pieter Antonie Ouwens (14 February 1849, Amsterdam – 5 March 1922, Buitenzorg) was a Dutch scientist and Director of the Java Zoological Museum and Botanical Gardens.
He is best known for writing the first formal description of the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in 1912.