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Walter Auffenberg

American scientist (1928–2004)
Person human Q1863629

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 6, 1928
Date of death
January 17, 2004
Place of birth
Detroit
Place of death
Gainesville
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
paleontologist, zoologist, herpetologist, scientific collector
Field of work
zoology[11]
Child
Kurt Auffenberg[9]
Author citation (zoology)
Auffenberg[15]
Collection items at
Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History[16][17]
Family name
Auffenberg[13]
Given name
Walter[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en W. Auffenberg en Auffenberg en Walter Auffenberg ar والتر أوفنبيرغ fa والتر اوفنبرگ fr W. Auffenberg he ואלטר אאופנברג
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000116536887
VIAF cluster ID
60391110
Library of Congress authority ID
n80144570
GND ID
1116299364
BHL creator ID
3.0k (3.0k–147k, n=3)
Bionomia ID
Walter Auffenberg
Freebase ID
/m/0gjcy0g
IdRef ID
191246581
NL CR AUT ID
jcu2013771829
NUKAT ID
n2010164531
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007279109305171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
08612711X
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Open Library ID
OL147044A
Prabook ID
388278
SBN author ID
SBLV071003
SHARE Catalogue author ID
85630
SNAC ARK ID
w69b3v0j
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgX8jRR6bJR7Q4XQm9v73
Yale LUX ID
person/2f7c8ac9-27aa-43eb-8b52-2abcde8544a5

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
paleontologist, zoologist, herpetologist
Collection items at 2
Natural History Museum, National Museum of Natural History
Bionomia ID 1
Walter Auffenberg
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Auffenberg
Field of work 1
zoology
Given name 1
Walter
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Detroit
Place of death 1
Gainesville
Sex or gender 1
male
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Walter Auffenberg
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Summary

Walter Auffenberg was born on February 6, 1928[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on January 17, 2004[3], in Gainesville[4]. He worked as a paleontologist[5], zoologist[6], herpetologist[7], and scientific collector[8].

FAQs

Where was Walter Auffenberg born?

Walter Auffenberg was born in Detroit[2].

Where did Walter Auffenberg die?

Walter Auffenberg died in Gainesville[4].

What did Walter Auffenberg do for work?

Walter Auffenberg worked as a paleontologist[5], zoologist[6], herpetologist[7], and scientific collector[8].

Related Entities

United States zoology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Bionomia. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Bionomia. bionomia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Detroit
    BHL creator ID → 50010, 147039, 2977
    Citizenship → —
    Child → Kurt Auffenberg
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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