Eponym Dictionary of Fishes by Beolens, Bo

Eponym Dictionary of Fishes

The Eponym Dictionary is a series of brief but concise biographies of all those people after whom...
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Author: Bo Beolens
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Language: English
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Eponym Dictionary of Fishes by Beolens, Bo

Eponym Dictionary of Fishes

BD$135.59

Eponym Dictionary of Fishes

BD$135.59
Author: Bo Beolens
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The Eponym Dictionary is a series of brief but concise biographies of all those people after whom fish have been named in both the vernacular and scientific names. It also covers names which seem to be eponyms but are not, such as toponyms, names of organisations, ethnic groups, etc. It also shows the networks of scientific collaboration, friendship or patronage. Each species named after an individual is listed with their authors and years for context and wherever possible it is shown how the authors and the eponym are linked. Every effort has been made to be accurate and meticulous, and the book is also a repository of biographical knowledge that will entertain as well as inform. In conjunction with the other books it forms a database of everyone named in a vertebrate. For ease of use, this volume is designed as a dictionary, making it easy to find the person behind the name and, in doing so, discover which fish commemorates them and learn something of their lives and background. Some brief entries summarise whole volumes of biography, especially those honoured in a name because of their standing in society rather than their scientific behaviour. There is a vast range of derivations related not just to scientists, zoologists and scholars, but also pop stars, TV and film personalities and writers. There is a whole world of aquarists and fish hobbyists, many of whom have been immortalised for adding to our knowledge of tropical fish. The Eponym Dictionary of Fishes is a web of relationships and connections, icons and idols.

Author: Bo Beolens
Publisher: Whittles
Published: 04/01/2023
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781849954983

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