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Ernst Stromer

1871 - 1952

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Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach (born on 12th of June, 1871 in Nürnberg, died on 18th of December, 1952 in Erlangen) was a German paleontologist best remembered for his expedition to Egypt, during which the discovery of the first known remains of Spinosaurus was made. Stromer described several discoveries made in Egypt, including a few dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period discovered in Egypt (Aegyptosaurus, Bahariasaurus, and Carcharodontosaurus), an enigmatic theropod (Spinosaurus aegyptiacus) and a giant crocodilian (Stomatosuchus). In 1929 fossil bird genus Stromeria (now included in the genus Eremopezus) were named in Stromer’s honour by Kálmán Lambrecht. Smith et al. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Stromer is the 726th most popular biologist (down from 689th in 2019), the 4,197th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,442nd in 2019) and the 152nd most popular German Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Ernst Stromer ranks 726 out of 1,097. Before him are John Anderson, Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper, William Henry Hudson, Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz, Johan August Wahlberg, and Marie-Anne Libert. After him are Thomas Say, Carl Skottsberg, Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt, Amalie Dietrich, Richard Anthony Salisbury, and Thomas Bell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Ernst Stromer ranks 121. Before him are Walter Breisky, Nicholas Adontz, Florence R. Sabin, Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, Vatslav Vorovsky, and Henryk Arctowski. After him are Vasyl Stefanyk, Walter Kaufmann, Federigo Enriques, Stijn Streuvels, Bodil Katharine Biørn, and Frank Schlesinger. Among people deceased in 1952, Ernst Stromer ranks 121. Before him are Adolf Busch, Elisabeth Schumann, Carl Tanzler, Carlo Agostini, Manuel Portela Valladares, and David Bergelson. After him are Antti Tulenheimo, Fletcher Henderson, Herman Sörgel, Hans von Rosen, James L. Peters, and Ronald Rawson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Stromer ranks 4,199 out of 7,253. Before him are Olaf Thon (1966), Hermann Osthoff (1847), Johann Georg von Hahn (1811), Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804), George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1591), and Rudolf von Bünau (1890). After him are Willi Baumeister (1889), Heike Makatsch (1971), Hartmut Briesenick (1949), Prince Aribert of Anhalt (1866), Saskia Esken (1961), and Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (1864).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Germany

Among biologists born in Germany, Ernst Stromer ranks 152. Before him are Conrad Moench (1744), Johann Georg Christian Lehmann (1792), Rodolfo Amando Philippi (1808), Richard Goldschmidt (1878), Johannes Baptista von Albertini (1769), and Friedrich Wilhelm Schultz (1804). After him are Amalie Dietrich (1821), Hugo von Mohl (1805), Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (1816), Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1804), Erwin Stresemann (1889), and Adam Lonicer (1528).

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