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Leonhard Hess Stejneger (30 October 1851 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist. Stejneger specialized in vertebrate natural history studies. He gained his greatest reputation with reptiles and amphibians.
- February 28, 1943 (aged 91), Washington, D.C.
Leonhard Stejneger (1851-1943) was born on October 30th, in Bergen, Norway, and received his early education there. Later he studied medicine and law at the University of Kristiania. Stejneger's interest in zoology began at an early age, for he produced his earliest field notes in ornithology in 1867. Four years later his first zoological paper ...
Leonhard Stejneger (1851-1943) Dept. Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Verified email at si.edu. Taxonomy Herpetology. Articles 1–20. Dept....
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Mar 15, 2022 · Leonhard Stejneger (1851-1943) was born in Bergen, Norway, and received his early education there. Later he studied medicine and law at the University of Kristiania. Stejneger's interest in zoology began at an early age, for he produced his earliest field notes in ornithology in 1867.
Remington Kellogg and Leonhard Stejneger with the 1903 blue, or sulphur-bottom, whale, on exhibit in the Natural History Museum, c. 1930s. (Smithsonian Institution Archives) by Smithsonian Ocean Team. Whales have been at the heart of Smithsonian research since 1850, when Spencer Fullerton Baird first came to the institution.
Leonhard Stejneger Papers, 1753, 1867-1943 | Smithsonian Institution Archives. Usage Conditions Apply. Description. These field books, photographs, and other field research materials were created by Leonhard Stejneger between 1871 and 1913 during field research on various subjects.
PRESENTED TO THE ACADEMY AT THE AUTUMN MEETING, 1945. LEONHARD HESS STEJNEGER 1851-1943. BY ALEXANDER WETMORE. Leonhard Hess Stejneger, for more than 58 years a member of the staff of the Smithsonian Institution, was born in Bergen, Norway, October 30, 1851, the eldest of 7 children.
