Rudolf Sturany
Rudolf Sturany (13 April 1867 – 28 February 1935) was an
mollusks
.
He studied zoology at the
University of Leipzig under Rudolf Leuckart and at the University of Vienna, where his instructors included Carl Claus, Friedrich Moritz Brauer and Karl Grobben. In 1891 he obtained his PhD at Vienna.[1]
In September 1889 he began work as a volunteer at the
Bosnia, Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Montenegro, Albania and Crete. In 1924 he retired from museum work due to a deteriorating eye condition.[1]
Sturany was the
, in all likelihood, is named after him.Selected writings
- Lamellibranchiaten des Rothen Meeres, 1899 – Lamellibranches of the Red Sea.
- W.A. Obrutschew's Mollusken-Ausbiete aus Hochasien, 1900 – Wladimir Afanasjewitsch Obrutschew's collection from Central Asia.
- Gastropoden des Rothen Meeres, 1904 – Gastropodsof the Red Sea.
- Über schalentragende Landmolusken aus Albanien und Nachbargebieten, 1915 – On shell-bearing land mollusks of Albania and neighboring areas.[5]
References
- ^ a b Hofrat Dr. Rudolf Sturany, obituary Landesmuseum
- ^ IUCN Red List Spelaeoconcha paganettii
- ^ IUCN Red List Pseudobithynia pentheri
- ^ WoRMS taxon details Mitra gonatophora
- ^ WorldCat Search publications
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