Christoffer Schander
Carl Fredrik Christoffer Schander (* 1960 in Borås , Sweden; † February 21, 2012 in Bergen ) was a Swedish zoologist ( malacology and marine invertebrates). He was one of the few who researched the systematics of the aplacophora .
Life
In 1997 he received his PhD in zoom morphology from the University of Gothenburg . His doctoral thesis was entitled Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Pyramidellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia) .
Schander was appointed professor for marine biodiversity at the University of Bergen . He spent 2011 at Auburn University . After he returned to Bergen, he was appointed director of the university museum there. Of Schander's 90 publications, over 60% deal with various groups of molluscs such as Aplacophora, Bivalvia , Scaphopoda and Polyplacophora .
literature
- Amélie Scheltema: Christoffer Schander, 1960–2012 . In: American Malacological Bulletin . tape 30 , no. 2 , 2012, p. 340 , doi : 10.4003 / 006.030.0217 .
- Christiane Todt: Christoffer Schander (1960–2012) - obituary and bibliography . In: Marine Biology Research . tape 8 , 2012, p. 570-572 , doi : 10.1080 / 17451000.2012.685559 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schander, Christoffer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schander, Carl Fredrik Christoffer (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish zoologist (malacology and marine invertebrates) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borås , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2012 |
| Place of death | Bergen , Norway |