Paul van Beneden

GPTKB entity

Properties (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Zoologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Louvain
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Belgian_Institute_of_Natural_Sciences
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Ghent
gptkbp:birthDate 1809-09-24
gptkbp:children Two children
gptkbp:contribution Described several new species of whales
gptkbp:deathDate 1894-01-07
gptkbp:famousFor Pioneering studies in marine mammal anatomy
gptkbp:field Zoology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paul van Beneden
gptkbp:influenced Marine biology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:knownFor Research on marine mammals
gptkbp:legacy Contributions to marine biology and zoology
gptkbp:members gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality Belgian
gptkbp:notableWork Osteology_of_the_Cetacea
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:researchFocus Cetaceans
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:spouse Marie_van_Beneden