Geoffrey Fryer facts for kids
Geoffrey Fryer FRS (born, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, 6 August 1927) is a British biologist.
Education
Huddersfield College, and University of London.
Personal life
Married Vivienne Hodgson, 1953. One son [1961] and one daughter [1963].
Career
Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Windermere Laboratory, Freshwater Biological Association 1981-1988. Honorary Professor, University of Lancaster since 1988.
Honours
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972. Awarded the Zoological Society of London Frink Medal in 1983 and the Linnean Medal in 1987.
Tribute
Fish named after Fryer:
- The cichlid Alticorpus geoffreyi Snoeks & Walapa 2004
- The Lake Malawi cichlid Sciaenochromis fryeri Konings, 1993
See also
- Category:Taxa named by Geoffrey Fryer
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