Joseph Schieser Nelson was a Canadian ichthyologist. He is best known for the book Fishes of the World, which is the standard reference in fish systematics and evolution.
Nelson obtained his PhD from University of British Columbia in 1965. Wikipedia
Born: April 12, 1937, San Francisco, CA
Died: August 9, 2011 (age 74 years), Edmonton, Canada
Award: Alberta Centennial Medal (2006)
Author abbrev. (zoology): Nelson
Books
Fishes of the World
1976
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico
2004
The Fishes of Alberta
1970
The North American and German Descendants of the West Prussian Families Giese and Teichgräber from Lissau (Lisewo), Schlochau District and Cziskowo (Ziskau, Czyckowo), Flatow District: Family History Vol. 2
1989
The North American Descendants of Hans Nielsen and Anna Christina Matthiesen: Danish Nelsons in and from California : and an Outline of the Giese-Teichgraber Lineage
1988