Jean Baptiste François René Koehler


Jean Baptiste François René Koehler was a French zoologist best known for his research of echinoderms.
He studied medicine and zoology in Nancy. In 1889 he became a member of the faculty of sciences in Lyon, where in 1894, he attained the chair of zoology. In 1911 he was selected as president of the Société zoologique de France.
In 1988 the genus Koehleria of the family Cucumariidae was named in his honor. Also, he is commemorated by organisms with the specific epithet of koehleri.

Written works

He made contributions to the section on echinoderms in the series Faune de France. His other publications include: