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Johann Marcusen (29 June 1817–10 July 1894) was a Baltic German ichthyologist.
Life and work
Johann Marcusen was born in Jelgava in present-day Latvia. He studied in Saint Petersburg and Tartu. Between 1851 and 1854 he conducted scientific journeys to the Mediterranean Sea, Syria and Egypt. In 1854 he was made a professor, and worked as a professor of zoology in Odessa from 1858. After his retirement in 1873 he moved to Switzerland, where he spent the rest of his life.[1]
The elephantfish genus Marcusenius is named after him.
References
- ^ "Marcusen, Johann". Baltisches Biographisches Lexikon digital (in German). Baltischen Historischen Kommission. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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