Eduard Daniël van Oort
Eduard Daniël van Oort (31 October 1876 in Barneveld, Gelderland – 21 September 1933 in Leiden) was a Dutch ornithologist.
Eduard Daniël van Oort | |
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| Born | October 31, 1876 |
| Died | September 21, 1933 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ornithology |
| Institutions | Rijksmuseum of Natural History |
Oort was in charge of the bird collections at the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden; in 1915 he was made Director of this museum, a position which he held until his death. He was the author of Ornithologia Neerlandica, de vogels van Nederland (1922-1935), with plates by Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1873-1944). These plates were later licensed by Harry Witherby for use in The Handbook of British Birds (1938-1941).
A species of Indonesian gecko, Lepidodactylus oortii, is named in his honor.[1]
References
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Oort", p. 195).
External links
- Obituary
- Bayer, Ch. (1933). "In Memoriam E.D. van Oort 1876—1933". Zoologische Mededelingen, Rijks Museum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden 16: 263–265. PDF
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