Curt Kosswig

Curt Kosswig
Born(1903-10-30)30 October 1903
Died29 March 1982(1982-03-29) (aged 78)
Burial placeAşiyan Asri Cemetery, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityGerman
OccupationUniversity professor
Years active1927–1969
Partner
Leonore
(m. 19301973)
ChildrenTwo sons
Academic background
EducationZoology, genetics
Alma materHumboldt University of Berlin
Thesis"Das Gen in fremder Erbmasse", ("The Gene in Foreign Genotypes") (1927)
Doctoral advisorErwin Bauer
Academic work
Institutions

Curt Kosswig (sometimes spelled "Koßwig") (30 October 1903, Berlin – 29 March 1982, Hamburg) was a German zoologist and geneticist, who spent most of his career at the University of Istanbul (1937–1955) and Hamburg University (1955–1969). Curt Kosswig is known as the Father of Turkish Zoology.