Rolf Ling Bolin

Rolf Ling Bolin (22 March 1901 – 23 August 1973) was an American academic and ichthyologist.[1] A genus of lanternfish, Bolinichthys, is named for him.[2]

Biography

Bolin was born on 22 March 1901 in New York City to Scandinavian American parents. He initially pursued a career in graphic arts, but then took courses in marine biology.[1] Bolin was awarded a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1934. He was appointed Professor of Marine Biology and Oceanography in 1949 at Stanford, where worked until his retirement in 1967. Bolin died on 23 August 1973 in Carmel, California.[1]

See also
  • Category:Taxa named by Rolf Ling Bolin

References
  1. "Memorial Resolution Rolf L. Bolin (1901 – 1973)" (PDF). Stanford University. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2018). "Order MYCTOPHIFORMES (Lanternfishes)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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