John Gilchrist (zoologist)

John D.F. Gilchrist
Born1866 (1866)
Died(1926-10-22)22 October 1926
NationalityScottish
EducationMadras College
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
University of Edinburgh
University of Munich
University of Zurich
Known forGilchrist's round herring
SpouseElfreda R. Raubenheimer
Scientific career
FieldsMarine biology

John Dow Fisher Gilchrist FRSSAf (1866–1926) was a Scottish ichthyologist, who established ichthyology as a scientific discipline in South Africa. He was instrumental in the development of marine biology in South Africa and of a scientifically based local fishing industry.