Gerolf Steiner

Who was Gerolf Steiner?

Gerolf Steiner was a German zoologist.

He was born on 22 March 1908 in Strasbourg, and occupied the chair of zoology at the University of Karlsruhe from 1962 to 1973. He is famous worldwide for a little book on the anatomy and habits of the Rhinogradentia, a fictitious order of mammals whose nose has evolved in most remarkable ways. The book was published in 1961 under the pseudonym of Harald Stümpke.

He has published also under the pseudonyms of Justus Andereich, Trotzhard Wiederump, and Karl D.S. Geeste.