Karl Koopman Explained

Karl Koopman should not be confused with Karl Koppmann.

Karl Koopman
Birth Date:	1 April 1920
Birth Place:	Honolulu
Death Date:	22 September 1997
Death Place:	New York City
Nationality:	American

Karl Koopman (1 April 1920  - 22 September 1997) was an American zoologist with a special interest in bats.^{[1] [2]} He worked for many years in the Mammalogy Department of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Eponyms

Mammal species named after him include Monticolomys koopmani, Rattus koopmani, and Sturnira koopmanhilli.

Also, a reptile species, Anolis koopmani, is named in his honor.^[3]

Further reading

• News: Ackerman. Diane. Diane Ackerman . The Lives They Lived: Karl F. Koopman; Batman. 1 November 2010. 4 January 1998. The New York Times.
• Griffiths . Thomas A. . species:Thomas Alan Griffiths . August 1998 . Karl F. Koopman: 1920–1997 . Journal of Mammalogy . 79 . 3 . 1070–1075 . 23 May 2015 . 10.2307/1383116 . 1383116 . free .
• Vinciguerra . Thomas . Thomas Vinciguerra . Winter 2019–2020 . The Zoologist Who Was the World’s Biggest Bat Fan . Columbia College Today . 29 April 2021 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Koopman, Karl. American National Biography. http://www.anb.org/articles/13/13-02613.html. Oxford University Press. American National Biography. Subscription needed.
2. News: Pace. Eric. Dr. Karl F. Koopman, 77, An Authority on Bats, Is Dead. The New York Times. 30 September 1997.
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