Robert F. Inger

Robert Frederick Inger
Born(1920-09-10)September 10, 1920
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 2019(2019-04-12) (aged 98)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
Spouses
  • Mary Lee Ballew (1946–1985)
  • Tan Fui Lian (1991–2019)[1]
AwardsDatuk (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology, Herpetology
InstitutionsField Museum
Notable studentsRichard Wassersug
Author abbrev. (zoology)R. F. Inger

Robert Frederick Inger (September 10, 1920 – April 12, 2019) was an American herpetologist. During his lifetime, he wrote numerous books and publications about herpetology. He was also the curator for amphibians and reptiles at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

  1. ^ Stewart, Margaret M.; Sharon Emerson (15 Aug 2002). "Robert Frederick Inger". Copeia. 3. 2002 (3). American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH): 873–877. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0873:hprfi]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 1448171. S2CID 85602993.