Henri Jacob Victor Sody
Henri Jacob Victor Sody (born August 31, 1892 in The Hague ; † January 16, 1959 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch biologist who did research mainly in what is now Indonesia .
Sody studied Indian Landbouwkunde (Indian crop science ) in Wageningen between 1913 and 1917 and conducted research in the Dutch East Indies from 1918 to 1926 and again from 1927 to 1934 , especially in the field of mammals and ornithology . Sody described various animal species during his time in Asia, such as the Sumatran flying squirrel from the genus Hylopetes or the Peleng tarsier .
His private zoological collection was on permanent loan to the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden during his lifetime ; his widow donated the collection to the museum.
Max Bartels junior (1902-1943) named the Sody tree rat ( Rattus sodyi , today Kadarsanomys sodyi ) after him .
literature
- JH Becking: Henri Jacob Victor Sody , 1892-1959: His Life and Work: A Biographical and Bibliographical Study Brill Academic Pub, 1989, ISBN 978-90-04-08687-6
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| SURNAME | Sody, Henri Jacob Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The Hague , Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1959 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam , Netherlands |