Walter Forster (entomologist)
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Walter Forster | |
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 Portrait of Forster by Erich Diller | |
| Born | 12 July 1910 |
| Died | 25 December 1986 (aged 76) Augsburg, Bavaria |
| Occupation | Entomologist |
| Children | 2 |
Walter Forster (12 July 1910 – 25 December 1986) was a German entomologist.
He worked at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (Zoologische Staatssammlung München) and led two scientific collecting trips to South America.[1]
Forster is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus forsteri.[1]
