J.L.B. Smith

Scientist, Author

1897 – 1968

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Who was J.L.B. Smith?

James Leonard Brierley Smith, known as J.L.B. Smith was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought long extinct.

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Born
Oct 26, 1897
Graaff-Reinet
Also known as
  • J. L. B. Smith
Nationality
  • South Africa
Profession
Education
  • The University of the Cape of Good Hope
  • University of Cambridge
Died
Jan 7, 1968

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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