Ernst Josef Fittkau
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Ernst Josef Fittkau (22 July 1927 – 12 May 2012)[1] was a German entomologist and herpetologist.[2]
In entomology he specialized in the Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.[3] In herpetology he specialized in crocodiles.[2] He collected natural history specimens on every continent except Antarctica, beginning with South America in 1960.[2] He was Director of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology in Munich (Zoologische Staatssammlung München) from 1976 to 1992.
Legacy
Fittkau is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus fittkaui.[2]
