Gerolf Steiner

Gerolf Steiner (22 March 1908 in Strasbourg, Alsace 14 August 2009) was a German zoologist.

Career

Steiner earned his doctorate in 1931 at the University of Heidelberg. He completed his habilitation 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 full professor in 1966 and occupying the chair of zoology from 1962 to 1973.[1][2][3][4]

Rhinogradentia

Steiner is best known for a 1961 book authored pseudonymously as Harald Stümpke on the anatomy and habits of the rhinogradentia, a fictitious order of extinct mammals whose nose evolved in unusual ways.[5]

He has published also under the pseudonyms of Justus Andereich,[5] Trotzhard Wiederump,[5] and Karl D.S. Geeste.[6]

Publications

He also provided six illustrations for the following musical work:

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. History of Biology at the University of Karlsruhe. Accessed on 2009-06-29.
  4. Karlsruhe University, Biologe aus Leidenschaft - Zum 100. Geburtstag von Gerolf Steiner. Newsletter of the AlumniKaTH, April 2008 Page 17 (in German). Online version accessed on 2009-06-29.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 [https://portal.dnb.de/opac.htm?method=simpleSearch&query=12182 2656 Gerolf Steiner] in the German National Library catalogue
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sigmund Nastrazzurro, Furahan Biology and Allied matters. Accessed 2009-06-29.

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