Robert F. Inger

Robert Frederick Inger
Born (1920-09-10) September 10, 1920
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Citizenship American
Fields Biology, Herpetology
Institutions Field Museum
Alma mater University of Chicago
Notable students James Bacon, Richard Wassersug, Karl Frogner, Patty Schwalm, Harold Voris, David Liem,[1] Bryan L. Stuart
Notable awards Datuk (2007)
Author abbrev. (zoology) R. F. Inger
Spouse Tan Fui Lian, Mary Lee Ballew (1918-1985)[1]

Robert Frederick Inger (September 10, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American herpetologist.

Family

Robert Inger is the son of Jacob Inger and Anna Bourd. In 1946 he married Mary Lee Ballew who died of cancer in 1985. In 1991 he married Tan Fui Lian.[1]

Education

Inger's high school biology teacher was Julian Steyermark who became Curator of Botany at the Field Museum. Steyermark was the role model that led Inger to the Field Museum to volunteer where he was interviewed by Karl P. Schmidt, Dwight Davis, and Clifford H. Pope. As a result of this volunteer work, Inger had authored or coauthored five publications before graduating from high school. In 1942, Inger received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Chicago. After first being turned down due to poor eyesight, he was drafted into the Army Corps of Engineers and placed in a unit of General Patton's Army in France and Germany making maps from the ground. He was discharged in 1945 near St. Louis. Inger returned to the University of Chicago for graduate work with his principal mentor being Karl P. Schmidt who suggested that he do his dissertation on the systematics and zoogeography of the Philippine Amphibia (Inger, 1954), using the extensive collection at the Field Museum.[1]

Career

Inger's herpetology career began with volunteer work at the Field Museum where he was eventually hired as Assistant Curator of Fishes in 1949. He then succeeded Clifford Pope as Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles in 1954. He retired from this position in September 1994, however he continues lab and field work in the museum as Curator Emeritus.[2]

Inger served as president of the Society of Systematic Zoology in 1971, president of American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology in 1974, and president of the Herpetologists' League in 1982-1983. He was an editor for Evolution and the American Midland Naturalist and a sectional editor (herpetology) for Copeia. He has also served on the board of the Illinois Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.[1] In January 2007 Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Abang Barieng conferred on Inger the honorary Panglima Setia Bintang Sarawak (PSBS), which carries the title Datuk. This honor was conferred in recognition of Inger's 50 years of field work in Borneo describing, cataloguing and publishing on the taxonomy and ecology of herpetofauna in Sarawak.[3]

Taxa

Taxa named for Robert F. Inger

Over 40 species are named in his honor.[2]

Amphibians

Fishes

Species described by Robert F. Inger

Over 75 species have been described by him.[2]

Species Authority Reference
Leptopelis oryi Inger, 1968 [5]
Leptopelis parvus Schmidt & Inger, 1959 [6]
Ansonia albomaculata Inger, 1960 [7]
Amietophrynus cristiglans Inger & Menzies, 1961 PDF fulltext[8]
Tetraodon kretamensis Inger, 1953 fulltext[9]
Sphenomorphus sabanus Inger, 1958 fulltext[10]

Publications

He has written 8 books and more than 130 peer-reviewed articles.[2]

Books

Other publications[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Stewart, Margaret M.; Sharon Emerson; Robert Frederick Inger (15 Aug 2002). "Robert Frederick Inger". Copeia. 3. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH). 2002: 873–877. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0873:hprfi]2.0.co;2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Field Museum - Robert F. Inger". Field Museum. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "TYT CONFERS DATUKSHIP ON AMERICAN SCIENTIST". BERNAMA The Malaysian National News Agency. 22 Jan 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "FishBase". FishBase. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Schiøtz, Arne (2004). "Leptopelis oryi". IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. IUCN. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Schiøtz, Arne (2004). "Leptopelis parvus". IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. IUCN. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Robert Inger; Indraneil Das; Robert Stuebing; Maklarin Lakim; Paul Yambun (2004). "Ansonia albomaculata". IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. IUCN. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  8. ↑ Inger, Robert F.; Menzies, J. I. (25 Oct 1961). "A New Species of Toad (Bufo) From Sierra Leone" (PDF). Fieldiana Zoology. 54. 39. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  9. ↑ Robert Inger (1953). "A new fish from North Borneo: genus Tetraodon.". Chicago Natural History Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Robert F. Inger (1958). "Three new skinks related to Sphenomorphus variegates (Peters)". Chicago Natural History Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bio - R. F. Inger" (PDF). Institut Teknologi Bandung. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "WorldCat". WorldCat. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Tan Fui Lian". The Field Museum. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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