Franz Steindachner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Steindachner

Austrian zoologist

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1834

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 10-Dec-1919

Profession: zoologist, ichthyologist, explorer, herpetologist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.
He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles.
At least seven species of reptile have been named after him.