Jan Kalinowski

Jan Kalinowski (17 May 1857 – June 1941) was a Polish explorer and collector of biological specimens who worked in Asia and South America. He was among the first Europeans to explore the fauna of the Korean Peninsula, collecting for the museum of Count of Poland from 1885 to 1888. A number of species described from his collections have been named after him including Kalinowski's mastiff bat (Mormopterus kalinowskii Thomas, 1893), Kalinowski's Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys kalinowskii Thomas, 1894), Kalinowski's agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas, 1897), and Kalinowski's mouse opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii Hershkovitz, 1992}.

Jan Kalinowski

Jan Kalinowski (17 May 1857 – June 1941) was a Polish explorer and collector of biological specimens who worked in Asia and South America. He was among the first Europeans to explore the fauna of the Korean Peninsula, collecting for the museum of Count of Poland from 1885 to 1888. A number of species described from his collections have been named after him including Kalinowski's mastiff bat (Mormopterus kalinowskii Thomas, 1893), Kalinowski's Oldfield mouse (Thomasomys kalinowskii Thomas, 1894), Kalinowski's agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii Thomas, 1897), and Kalinowski's mouse opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii Hershkovitz, 1992}.