Maria Schilder

Maria Schilder
Born
Maria Hertrich

(1898-08-04)4 August 1898
Germany
Died30 July 1975(1975-07-30) (aged 76)
CitizenshipGermany
Known for250 scientific papers, most on the living and fossil Cypraeidae
SpouseFranz Alfred Schilder
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry, malacology

Maria Schilder, née Hertrich (4 August 1898 – 30 July 1975) was a German malacologist and chemist.[1] Along with her husband, Franz Alfred Schilder, she systematized molluscs having produced over 250 scientific papers, most on the living and fossil Cypraeidae, or cowries.[2]

  1. ^ "Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names". www.bemon.loven.gu.se. Archived from the original on 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. ^ Parenti, Lynne; Ebach, Malte (2009-11-18). Comparative Biogeography: Discovering and Classifying Biogeographical Patterns of a Dynamic Earth. University of California Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-520-94439-8.