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Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons | |
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| Born | 7 February 1901 |
| Died | 1 August 1975 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Rhodes University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology, Plant collector |
| Institutions | Transvaal Museum, Namib Desert Research Station |
| Notes | |
Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons, born in Pietermaritzburg, was a notable herpetologist in South Africa. Also, he contributed to the collection of spermatophyte samples for the National Herbarium which has become part of the South African National Biodiversity Institute at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden.[2] In 1937, together with Anna Amelia Obermeyer, he collected some of the earliest plant specimens from the Eastern Highlands of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Later, as director of the Transvaal Museum, he together with Charles Koch[3] helped to establish the Namib Desert Research Institute in Gobabeb[2]
- ^ Adler, Kraig (editor) (1989). Contributions to the History of Herpetology. St. Louis, Missouri: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. p. 121.
- ^ a b "FitzSimons, Vivian Frederick Maynard (1901-1975)". Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Vivian Fitzsimons". South African History Online (SAHO). Retrieved 16 October 2014.