Walter Steinitz

Who was Walter Steinitz?

Walter Steinitz ‎ was an Israeli medical doctor, zoologist and hydrologist, and founding director of the Marine Biological Laboratory of the Hebrew University in Eilat, on the Red Sea.

Steinitz was born in Wroclaw, Germany on February 12, 1882.

In 1936 he joined the Department of Zoology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He inspired his three sons to go into science. His son, Heinz Steinitz, continued his path, as a senior Israeli marine biologist and herpetologist.

Steinitz died in 1963.

The sea anemone Cribrina steinitzi Pax, 1925 was named after Steinitz, while the fish species Tylognathus steinitziorum Kosswig, 1950 was dedicated to Walter Steinitz and his son Heinz Steinitz.