Lipke Holthuis

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Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis (April 21, 1921 - March 7, 2008) is a Dutch carcinologist, considered one of the "undisputed greats" of carcinology [1].

Holthuis was born in Probolingo, Java and obtained his doctorate from Leiden University in 1946. He was appointed the assistant curator of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (now Naturalis) in Leiden in 1941. He was the most prolific carcinologist of the 20th century, publishing more than 400 papers and books on many groups of crustaceans, natural history, nomenclature and the history of carcinology [2][3].

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  1. ^ Peter K. L. Ng (2000-06-16). Development and future direction of biodiversity collections in Southeast Asia (DOC).
  2. ^ Neil Cumberlidge & Sadie K. Reed (2003-07-01). Scientists Who Have Contributed to Our Knowledge of Freshwater Crab Biology. Northern Michigan University.
  3. ^ Hans G. Hansson (1997-11-14). Biographical Etymology of Marine Organisms – H. Tjärnö Marine Biological Laboratory.
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