J. L. B. Smith
South African ichthyologist
James Leonard Brierley Smith was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long extinct. Wikipedia
Born: September 26, 1897, Graaff-Reinet, South Africa
Died: January 8, 1968 (age 70 years), Makhanda, South Africa
Children: William Smith
Education: University of Cambridge, Stellenbosch University, Bishops Diocesan College, and more
Partner: Margaret Mary Smith
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