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3 unusual facts about Carl Semper


Carl Semper

An anatomical structure in the head of some gastropod was discovered by Carl Semper in 1856 and is named after him.

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In addition to his written work, he delivered lectures at the Lowell Technological Institute (now merged into the University of Massachusetts Lowell) near Boston and maintained a large collection of animal specimens.

Hydrophis semperi

The snake was named for Carl Semper, a German ecologist who discovered the species in the mid-19th century.



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