Jeffery T. Williams is an American

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...

. He is primarily interested in the systematics, taxonomy, and zoogeography of marine fishes. He is the retired Collections Manager in the Division of Fishes at the

National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. With 4.4 ...

of the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a ...

Education

*B.S. Biology, Florida State University, 1975 *M.S. Biology,

University of South Alabama The University of South Alabama (USA) is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in May 1963 and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alaba ...

, 1979 *Ph.D. Zoology, University of Florida, 1986

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American ichthyologists 20th-century American zoologists Smithsonian Institution people Florida State University alumni University of South Alabama alumni University of Florida alumni {{US-zoologist-stub

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