Tim M. Berra | |
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| Born | August 31, 1943 |
| Education | Saint Louis University BS biology, Tulane University PhD biology |
| Years active | 1969 to current |
| Employer | Ohio State University |
| Known for | Author, illustrator, photographer, biologist, ichthyologist, Charles Darwin biographer |
| Title | Professor Emeritus of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology |
Tim M. Berra is academy professor and professor emeritus of evolution, ecology and organismal biology at Ohio State University. He received his MS (1967) and PhD in biology from Tulane University in 1969. He is a three-time recipient of Fulbright Fellowships to Australia in 1969, 1979, and 2009. He taught at the University of Papua New Guinea before joining the faculty of OSU in 1972. He has spent over 11 years doing fieldwork in Australia. He is known for his ichthyological research and biographies of Charles Darwin, Darwin's children and naturalist William Beebe. Berra has researched and written about the Murray cod, trout cod, Australian grayling, salamanderfish, galaxiids, megamouth shark and the nurseryfish. In 2009 the Smithsonian Institution received his collection of 260 species of rare fishes. In 2022 the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) presented Berra the "Friend of Darwin" award.