J. L. B. Smith

J. L. B. Smith
J. L. B. Smith
Born	James Leonard Brierley Smith; 26 September 1897; Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony
Died	8 January 1968 (aged 70); Grahamstown, South Africa
Education	Diocesan College
Alma mater	University of the Cape of Good Hope; Stellenbosch University; University of Cambridge;
Known for	Coelacanth
Spouse	Margaret Mary Smith
Children	William Smith
	Scientific career
Fields	Ichthyologist
Institutions	Rhodes University

James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long extinct.

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