George Burgess (biologist)

George H. Burgess
Nationality	American
Known for	Shark expertise[1] Shark Week
Scientific career
Fields	Ichthyology
Institutions	University 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]

Taxon named in his honor

• Etmopterus burgessi, sometimes known as the broad-snout lanternshark, is named for him.[4]

References

1. 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.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (September 22, 2018). "Order SQUALIFORMES (Dogfish Sharks)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

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