J. L. B. Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. L. B. Smith

South African ichthyologist

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1897

Place of Birth: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1968

Profession: writer, chemist, university teacher, researcher, academic, ichthyologist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Leonard Brierley Smith, known always as "J.
L.
B.
Smith", (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968), was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor.
He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought long extinct.