Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr

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Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr

Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr (June 16, 1749, Stuttgart – February 27, 1821, Tübingen) was a German physician, chemist, and naturalist.

In 1768 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Tübingen, where he also served as a professor of chemistry, botany, and natural history from 1774 to 1801.<ref name=MN>Curtis Schuh’s Biobibliography of Mineralogy. The Mineralogical Record Template:Webarchive biographical information</ref> He is the taxonomic authority of several genera, including Mellivora, whose only species is the honey badger (Mellivora capensis).<ref>GBIF Template:Webarchive Mellivora Storr, 1780</ref><ref>Bioone Mammalian Species Mellivora capensis</ref>

Published works

In 1781 he performed extensive scientific investigations in the Swiss Alps, publishing "Template:Lang" (1784–86, 2 vols.) as a result.<ref name=MN/> Other noted written efforts by Storr include:

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