Friedrich Richard von Hoyningen-Huene | |
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![]() von Huene c. 1908 | |
Born | |
Died | 4 April 1969 | (aged 94)
Nationality | German |
Known for | fossil studies |
Scientific career | |
Fields | paleontologist |
Friedrich von Huene born Friedrich Richard Freiherr von Hoyningen-Huene (22 March 1875 – 4 April 1969) was a German nobleman paleontologist who described a large number of dinosaurs, more than anyone else in 20th century Europe. He studied a range of Permo-Carboniferous tetrapods. He worked at the collections of the institute and museum for geology and paleontology at the University of Tübingen.