Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem

Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem
Born(1912-08-29)August 29, 1912
DiedMay 1, 1984(1984-05-01) (aged 71)
Bogotá, Colombia)
Scientific career
FieldsZoology

Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem (29 August 1912 in Remten, Russian Empire presently Latvia – 1 May 1984 in Bogotá, Colombia) was a Baltic German zoologist who emigrated to Colombia at age 38 (in 1950) and later became a representative of the IUCN Crocodiles Specialist Group for South America. He was also known as Federico Medem and published under this name.