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George Albert Boulenger
1858–1937
A tireless naturalist who transformed the study of fishes, reptiles, and amphibians, he described more than 2,000 species and produced landmark catalogues that scientists still cite. Born in Belgium and later naturalized in Britain, he became one of the standout zoologists of his era.
2 Audiobooks
The Snakes of Europe
by George Albert Boulenger
The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 07 (of 10)
by George Albert Boulenger, T. W. (Thomas William) Bridge, Sir W. A. (William Abbott) Herdman
About the author
Born in Brussels on October 19, 1858, he studied natural sciences at the Free University of Brussels and worked at the Brussels Museum of Natural History before being invited to London in 1880. There he joined what is now the Natural History Museum and built a remarkable career classifying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes.
He was known for extraordinary productivity, publishing hundreds of scientific papers and naming more than 2,000 animal species. His catalogues and monographs helped shape herpetology and ichthyology, and his work earned him election as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Later in life, his interests widened beyond zoology to include roses, and he also became known as a specialist in that field. He died in Saint-Malo, France, on November 23, 1937.