Louis Charles Kiener

Who was Louis Charles Kiener?

Louis Charles Kiener was a French malacologist born in Paris.

He was the author of the 12-volume Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris, la collection Lamarck, celle du prince Masséna et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs, translated into English as "General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers.

The following are a few species named after him:

Lophotriorchis kienerii

Murexsul kieneri

Thais kieneri

Cypraea kieneri.