Pieter Antonie Ouwens (14 February 1849, Amsterdam – 5 March 1922, Buitenzorg) was a Dutch scientist and Director of the Java Zoological Museum and Botanical Gardens. He is best known for writing the first formal description of the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in 1912.
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14 February 1849 Amsterdam
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Died |
5 March 1922 (aged 73)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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