Gerolf Steiner (22 March 1908 – 14 August 2009) was a German

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Life and career

Steiner was born in

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in March 1908. He earned his doctorate in 1931 at the

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. He completed his

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in 1942 at the Technical University Darmstadt and 1947 at the University of Heidelberg, where he was appointed as professor in 1949. In 1962, he was an associate professor at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, becoming

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in 1966 and occupying the chair of zoology from 1962 to 1973.Karlsruhe University,
Zum 100. Geburtstag von Gerolf Steiner: der Aufbau der Zoologie in Karlsruhe
'' (on Steiner's 100th birthday, in German). Accessed 2009-06-29.Karlsruhe University,
Zum 100. Geburtstag von Gerolf Steiner: Werke unter dem Pseudonym Harald Stümpke
'' (on Steiner's 100th birthday, in German). Accessed 2009-06-29.Karlsruhe University, ''Biologe aus Leidenschaft - Zum 100. Geburtstag von Gerolf Steiner''. Newsletter of the AlumniKaTH, April 2008 Page 17 (in German)
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accessed on 2009-06-29. He died five months after his 101st birthday on August 14, 2009 in

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Rhinogradentia

Steiner is best known for a 1961 book authored pseudonymously as Harald Stümpke on the

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and habits of the rhinogradentia, a fictitious order of

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s whose nose evolved in unusual ways. He has published also under the pseudonyms of Justus Andereich, Trotzhard Wiederumb, and Karl D.S. Geeste.Sigmund Nastrazzurro,
Furahan Biology and Allied matters
'. Accessed 2009-06-29.

Publications

* ''Die Automatie und die zentrale Beeinflussung des Herzens von ''Periplaneta americana''.''

(1932). * ''Methodische Untersuchungen über die Geruchsorientierung von Fleischfliegen.''

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(1942). * with

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, ''Die Reptilien und Amphibien Mitteleuropas''. Quelle & Meyer, Heidelberg (1952). * Harald Stümpke (pseud.), ''Bau und Leben der Rhinogradentia'' with preface and illustrations by Gerolf Steiner.

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, (1961). . * Harald Stümpke (pseud.), ''Anatomie Et Biologie Des Rhinogrades — Un Nouvel Ordre De Mammifères''. Masson,

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(1962)]. * ''Das zoologische Laboratorium''. Schweizerbart Verlag, Schweizerbart, Stuttgart (1963). * Harald Stümpke (pseud.), ''The Snouters: Form and Life of the Rhinogrades''. Translated by Leigh Chadwick. The

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(1967). * Trotzhard Wiederump (pseud.): ''Wie werde ich Diktator : ein Leitfaden für Männer und Frauen beiderlei Geschlechts in Familie, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Politik.'' Heinz Moos Verlag,

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, (1968). * Justus Andereich (pseud.), ''Nebenergebnisse aus 1001 Sitzungen : Gesammelt zu Trost und Anregung für Mitsitzende, Mitleidende und Mitfühlende.'' Moos, Gräfelfing, (1968). * ''Zoomorphologie in Umrissen''. Gustav-Fischer, VEB,

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(1977). * ''Wort-Elemente der wichtigsten zoologischen Fachausdrücke'' Fischer, Stuttgart (1980). * Karl D.S. Geeste (pseud.), ''Stümpke's Rhinogradentia: Versuch einer Analyse.'' Essays, historical remarks, and an interview of H. Stümpke. (2nd printing 1988). * ''Wir sind zu viele - was tun?'' Paul Parey,

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(1992) . * Shutyunpuke Hararuto (= Stümpke Harald, pseud.): ''Bikōri: atarashiku hakken sareta honyūrui-no-kōzō-to seikatsu''. Hakuhinsha,

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(1997). . * ''Tierzeichnungen in Kürzeln''. : Gustav-Fischer, Stuttgart (1982);

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, Heidelberg, 3rd ed. (2006), . He also provided six illustrations for the following musical work: * Karl Andereich: ''Tema con variazioni.'' Konkordia, Bühl (1932).

References

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Notice of Gerolf Steiner's death
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