Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort (March 23, 1879 in Den Treek,
Leusden
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– 11 May 1968 in
Amersfoort
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) was a
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biologist
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who, in 1903, participated in the
North New Guinea Expedition. In the 1920s he was director of the
Zoological Museum of
Artis in
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and later
zoogeography
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professor at the
University of Amsterdam
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.
Beaufort is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of lizard, ''Sphenomorphus beauforti'', which is a synonym of ''
Sphenomorphus schultzei''.
[ www.reptile-database.org.]
See also
*
:Taxa named by Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort
References
Sources
Prof. dr. L.F. de Beaufort, 1879 - 1968at the
University of Amsterdam
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''Album Academicum'' website
1879 births
1968 deaths
Dutch zoologists
University of Amsterdam faculty
University of Amsterdam alumni
People from Heusden
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