Gaston-François_de_Witte
Gaston-François de Witte
Belgian herpetologist
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Gaston-François de Witte (12 June 1897, in Antwerp – 1 June 1980, in Brussels) was a Belgian herpetologist who discovered and described at least 24 different species of reptiles.[1] During his career, he was associated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren (from 1920) and the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels (from 1937). He is best known for his research of amphibians and reptiles found in the Belgian Congo, from where he collected thousands of specimens. While in central Africa, he also collected botanical specimens.[2]