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Tiberius Cornelis Winkler

1822-05-28 – 1897-04-04

Portrait of Tiberius Cornelis Winkler
Tiberius Cornelius Winkler (1822-1897), paleontology curator of Teylers Museum from 1864-1897. Winkler was the first to translate the works of Charles Darwin into Dutch.Credit: Teylers Museum

Life & Legacy

Tiberius Cornelis Winkler (May 28, 1822 – April 4, 1897) was a Dutch anatomist, zoologist and natural historian, and the second curator of geology, paleontology and mineralogy at Teylers Museum in Haarlem. In addition to translating the first Dutch edition of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species (1860), he published numerous works popularizing science, particularly in the life sciences.

Occupation & Career

anatomist, paleontologist, historian, zoologist, ichthyologist, writer, physician

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q474547 — wikidata View source

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