George Burgess (biologist)

George H. Burgess
NationalityAmerican
Known forShark expertise[1]
Shark Week
Scientific career
FieldsIchthyology
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida

George H. Burgess is an ichthyologist[2] and fisheries biologist with the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. He is the former[1] director of the International Shark Attack File and author/coauthor of numerous books and papers on sharks and other fish.

Burgess has appeared on multiple Shark Week programs on Discovery Channel[3] and Nick Frost's Danger! 50,000 Volts!.[citation needed]

Burgess retired in 2017. The Florida Museum of Natural History highlighted that he "always stressed the importance of shark conservation."[1]

  1. ^ a b c Ramey, Paul (February 5, 2018). "Former shark program director Burgess retires, will focus on research". Florida Museum of Natural History (Press release). Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  2. ^ MacCormick, Alex (July 15, 1998). Shark Attacks. Macmillan. pp. 149–. ISBN 978-0-312-96618-8. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "Discovery Channel's Shark Week features UF shark expert". University of Florida News (Press release). July 27, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2022.