Georg Grimpe

Johann Georg Grimpe (also called George of Grimpe; born February 16, 1889 in Leipzig, † January 22, 1936 ) was a German zoologist. His research focus were the cephalopods ( Cephalopoda ).

Life

Grimpe was the son of Georg Grimpe (1853-1927), innkeeper and owner of the hotel Thüringer Hof in Leipzig, and his wife Christiane Carol. In 1909, he studied in Leipzig natural sciences, especially zoology and comparative anatomy. Influenced by Carl Chun Grimpe increasingly devoted himself to marine animals, most notably the cephalopods ( Cephalopoda ). In this field, he soon became one of the leading German experts with an international reputation. Grimpe operational comprehensive studies on the marine biological stations in Naples, Villefranche -sur -Mer, Helgoland, Monaco and others. In 1912 he received his doctorate with his dissertation on the vascular system of the octopus. He then worked as an assistant at the Leipzig Zoo. Here he was preoccupied with the scientific aspect of the aquarium and the terrarium. In 1915 he assisted in the Zoological Institute of the University of Leipzig, where he served as curator for the care and reorganization of the extensive seafood collection later. From 1922 Grimpe taught as a lecturer at the University of Leipzig. In 1928 he was appointed professor. At the age of 24 years he captivated a muscle paralysis to a wheelchair, so he had to be carried especially in his numerous excursions. In 1933 he was one of the professors who have got a commitment to Adolf Hitler. Grimpes journalistic work began in 1913 with the publication of his doctoral work in the journal for scientific zoology. 1926, in collaboration with Erich Wagler the marine biological standard work " The fauna of the North and Baltic Sea". From 1927 he was editor of the international journal The Zoological Garden. In 1928 he was editor of the fourth edition of Brehm's animal life.

To Grimpes scientific first descriptions include among others the order Vampyromorpha, the families Stauroteuthidae, Bathothaumatidae and Chtenopterygidae, the subfamilies Eledoninae and Octopodinae and numerous Kopffüßergattungen.