Heinrich Carl Redeke
Heinrich Carl Redeke (born August 29, 1873 near Amsterdam , † April 10, 1945 in Hilversum ) was a Dutch hydro and marine biologist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Redeke "
Redeke studied biology in Amsterdam with the candidate degree in 1896 and the Doctoraal exam in 1898. In the same year he did his doctorate in Amsterdam with Max Weber . Afterwards he was a scientific advisor on fishery matters and was stationed at the biological station in Den Helder (under his later father-in-law PPC Hoek ). From 1902 to 1929 he was director there as the successor to Hoek. In 1903 he became head of the newly founded Rijksinstituut voor het Onderzoek der Zee. In 1916 he became a private lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. In 1938 he retired.
In 1943 he received the Naumann Thienemann Medal . From 1902 to 1932 he was a board member of the Nederlandse Dierkunde Vereniging (NDV) and from 1932 its honorary member.
He was co-editor of the Fauna van Nederland series , in which he wrote the volume on fish in 1941. In 1901 he and his wife wrote a book about the flora around Den Helder. He classified the Dutch brackish water areas (and researched the biological effects of the closure of the Zuidersee ) and researched fish and their diet.
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| SURNAME | Redeke, Heinrich Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch hydro and marine biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1945 |
| Place of death | Hilversum |