Franz Werner
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His father introduced him at age six to reptiles and amphibians. A brilliant student, he corresponded often with George Albert Boulenger (1858–1937) and Oskar Boettger (1844–1910) who encouraged his studies with these animals. Werner obtained his doctorate in Vienna in 1890 and then after spending a year in Leipzig, began to teach at the Vienna Institute of Zoology. In 1919, he became tenured as a professor, maintaining this title until his retirement in 1933.
Although working close to the Vienna Natural History Museum, he could not use their herpetological collections, after the death of its director, Franz Steindachner (1834–1919), who did not like Werner, and had barred him from accessing the collections.
Werner succeeded in constituting an immense personal collection, and published more than 550 publications principally on herpetology. He named many new species of reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods, of which he specialized in orthopterans and scorpions.
He published in 1931, ''Dritte Klasse der Craniota: dritte und zugleich letzte Klasse der Ichthyopsida: Amphibia, Lurche: allgemeine Einleitung in said Naturgeschichte der Amphibia.'' His book, ''Amphibien und Reptilien'' (1910), contributed to the popularization of terraphilia, or raising pet reptiles and amphibians in terraria.
''Nota bene'': Franz Werner should not be confused with Israeli herpetologist Yehudah L. Werner (born 1931). Provided by Wikipedia
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7by F. Finger, F. Finger, F. Werner, F. Werner, M. Klingebiel, M. Klingebiel, A. Ehrlich, E. Jäkel, M. Voigt, S. Borrmann, S. Borrmann, P. Spichtinger, M. WendischGet full text
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13by Yuanyuan Guo, Carl F Werner, Andres Canales, Li Yu, Xiaoting Jia, Polina Anikeeva, Tatsuo YoshinobuGet full text
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15by T. C. Krisna, M. Wendisch, A. Ehrlich, E. Jäkel, F. Werner, F. Werner, R. Weigel, R. Weigel, S. Borrmann, S. Borrmann, C. Mahnke, U. Pöschl, M. O. Andreae, M. O. Andreae, C. Voigt, C. Voigt, L. A. T. MachadoGet full text
Published 2018-04-01
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16by Maria L. F. Werner, Marcos V. da S. Pone, Vânia M. Fonseca, Célia R. M. de M. ChavesGet full text
Published 2010-02-01
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17by D. J. Miller, D. J. Miller, Z. Zhang, Z. Zhang, S. Platnick, A. S. Ackerman, F. Werner, C. Cornet, K. KnobelspiesseGet full text
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18by Clara G. Sears, Joseph M. Braun, Patrick H. Ryan, Yingying Xu, Erika F. Werner, Bruce P. Lanphear, Gregory A. WelleniusGet full text
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