Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1960) was an American spongiologist. He received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and his doctorate from Stanford University.
He was among the most prolific identifiers of new species of Caribbean sponges, describing 60 species from 1932-1954.
He was a Professor of Zoology at Oregon State College (now
Oregon State University
Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering co ...
) from 1950 to 1958.
Publications
* , 1954 : The sponges of the west-central Pacific. Studies in zoology, no.7: 320pg.
* , 1929 : The sponges of California. Dept. of Zoology. 634 pg.
See also
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David John de Laubenfels David John de Laubenfels or D. J. de Laubenfels (1925 – February 6, 2016) was an American botanist known as an expert on tropical conifers.
See also
* Max Walker de Laubenfels
Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1960) was an American spongi ...
References
Spongiologists
20th-century American zoologists
Oregon State University faculty
1894 births
1960 deaths
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