Einar Laurentius Koefoed

"Einar Koefoed" redirects here. For the Norwegian sailor (born 1942), see Einar Koefoed (sailor).

Einar Koefoed
Born	(1875-07-26)26 July 1875 Copenhagen
Died	1 November 1963(1963-11-01) (aged 88) Bergen, Norway
Scientific career
Fields	Fisheries science, ichthyology
Institutions	Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

Einar Laurentius Koefoed (1875–1963) was a Danish-born marine biologist who spent most of his professional career in Norway.[1][2]

Taxon named in his honor

Searsia koefoedi (Koefoed's searsid) is named after Einar Koefoed. Also the genus Einara might be named after him.[3]

Taxon described by him

• See Category:Taxa named by Einar Laurentius Koefoed

References

1. Rollefsen, Gunnar (1963). "Foreword: Contributions given in Honour of Einar Koefoed's 60 Years Service in Norwegian Fisheries Research 1902–1962" (PDF). Reports on Norwegian Fishery and Marine Investigations. 13 (6): 7–10. hdl:11250/114956.
2. Rasmussen, Birger (1963). "Einar Koefoed and his work as zoologist during the practical-scientific fishery investigations in the northern waters from 1923–38" (PDF). Reports on Norwegian Fishery and Marine Investigations. 13 (6): 11–19. hdl:11250/114956.
3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (23 May 2021). "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES" (PDF). The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 31 March 2022.