Johan Erik Vesti Boas (2 July 1855 – 25 January 1935), "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. B" (biographies of scientists with names beginning "B"), Hans G. Hansson, TJärnö Marine Biological Laboratory, Göteborg University and Stockholm University, ''tmbl.gu.se'' webpage
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also J.E.V. Boas, was a

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and a disciple of Carl Gegenbaur and Steenstrup. During the beginning and end of his career, Johan Erik Vesti Boas worked at the

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. However, during an intervening period of 35 years, Boas worked with the Veterinary and Agricultural University of

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, because Boas had felt ignored at the appointment of the museum curator post, which went, instead, to G.M.R. Levinsen (q.v.). * '' Trizocheles boasi'' Forest, 1987 * '' Paromolopsis boasi''

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