Rudolf von Willemoes-Suhm
1847–75
German zoologist. Studied at the universities of Göttingen and Bonn before being appointed privat-dozent in zoology at the University of Munich, where he worked with Carl von Siebold. Made zoological observations at Spezzia, Italy, in 1868, and in the Faroe Islands in 1872. Appointed as an assistant naturalist on HMS Challenger, 1872. Died during the voyage.
Source
Nature, 2 December 1875, pp. 88–9
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