Willy Georg Kükenthal (August 4, 1861 - August 20, 1922) was a German zoologist who was a native of Weißenfels. He was a student at the Universities of Munich and Jena, earning his doctorate at the latter institution in 1884. In 1889 he became a professor of zoology at Jena, and in 1898 was a professor of comparative anatomy and zoology at the University of Breslau and director of the zoological museum.

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  • Willy Georg Kükenthal (August 4, 1861 - August 20, 1922) was a German zoologist who was a native of Weißenfels. He was a student at the Universities of Munich and Jena, earning his doctorate at the latter institution in 1884. In 1889 he became a professor of zoology at Jena, and in 1898 was a professor of comparative anatomy and zoology at the University of Breslau and director of the zoological museum. In 1911-12 he was a visiting professor at the University of Cambridge, and afterwards a professor at the University of Berlin and director of the zoological museum. In 1918-19 he was president of the German Zoological Society. In 1889 Kükenthal participated on a scientific expedition to Svalbard on behalf of the Bremen Geographical Society, and in 1894 did zoological research in the Malay archipelago and northern Moluccas. He specialized in the study of Octocorallia, a subclass of Anthozoa that consists of sea pens, sea fans and soft corals. His large collection of zoological specimens is now housed at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt. He has over twenty zoological species named after him, including Hemirhamphodon kuekenthali, Parantica kuekenthali and Lysmata kuekenthali. Also, Kükenthaløya, a small island located between Spitsbergen and Barentsøya is named in his honor.
  • Willy Georg Kükenthal war ein deutscher Zoologe. Er war Professor der Zoologie in Jena, Breslau und Berlin. Kükenthal war Spezialist im Feld der Octocorallia (achtarmige Koralltiere) und Wale.
  • Willy Georg Kükenthal var en tysk zoolog. Han var spesialist på octocorallia (åttearmete koralldyr) og hvaler. Han grunnla Handbuch der Zoologie og skrev Leitfaden für das zoologische Praktikum. Han ble født i Weissenfels i Sachsen, og studerte naturvitenskap ved universitetet i München og Jena. I 1884 fikk han sin doktograd ved universitet i Jena og ble professor der tre år senere. I 1898 ble han professor i zoologi og leder for Zoologisk Museum i Breslau. For å kunne samle materialer til sine studier reiste han mye. I 1886 og 1889 reiste han til Arktis og Spitsbergen. Kükenthaløya, mellom Spitbergen og Barentsøya, er oppkalt etter ham. Ettersom han hadde en generell interesse innen zoologi samlet han også andre dyr på reisene sine. Mesteparten av disse endte opp i Frankfurt am Main ved Senckenberg-Museum. De tre siste årene var han syk og han døde åtte år etter de første symptomene på kreft. Det finnes over 20 taksonomiske navn etter Willy Kükenthal. Disse bruker den «latinifiserte» navneformen Kuekenthal.
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  • Willy Georg Kükenthal (August 4, 1861 - August 20, 1922) was a German zoologist who was a native of Weißenfels. He was a student at the Universities of Munich and Jena, earning his doctorate at the latter institution in 1884. In 1889 he became a professor of zoology at Jena, and in 1898 was a professor of comparative anatomy and zoology at the University of Breslau and director of the zoological museum.
  • Willy Georg Kükenthal war ein deutscher Zoologe. Er war Professor der Zoologie in Jena, Breslau und Berlin. Kükenthal war Spezialist im Feld der Octocorallia (achtarmige Koralltiere) und Wale.
  • Willy Georg Kükenthal var en tysk zoolog. Han var spesialist på octocorallia (åttearmete koralldyr) og hvaler. Han grunnla Handbuch der Zoologie og skrev Leitfaden für das zoologische Praktikum. Han ble født i Weissenfels i Sachsen, og studerte naturvitenskap ved universitetet i München og Jena. I 1884 fikk han sin doktograd ved universitet i Jena og ble professor der tre år senere. I 1898 ble han professor i zoologi og leder for Zoologisk Museum i Breslau.
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  • Willy Kükenthal
  • Willy Kükenthal
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