Karl Koopman (1 April 1920 – 22 September 1997) was an American zoologist with a special interest in bats.[1][2] He worked for many years in the Mammalogy Department of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Karl Koopman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1920 |
| Died | 22 September 1997 New York City |
| Nationality | American |
Eponyms edit
Mammal species named after him include Monticolomys koopmani, Rattus koopmani, and Sturnira koopmanhilli.
Also, a reptile species, Anolis koopmani, is named in his honor.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Koopman, Karl". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. Subscription needed.
- ^ Pace, Eric (30 September 1997). "Dr. Karl F. Koopman, 77, An Authority on Bats, Is Dead". The New York Times.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Koopman", p. 145).
Further reading edit
- Ackerman, Diane (4 January 1998). "The Lives They Lived: Karl F. Koopman; Batman". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- Griffiths, Thomas A. (August 1998). "Karl F. Koopman: 1920–1997". Journal of Mammalogy. 79 (3): 1070–1075. doi:10.2307/1383116. JSTOR 1383116. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- Vinciguerra, Thomas (Winter 2019–2020). "The Zoologist Who Was the World's Biggest Bat Fan". Columbia College Today. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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