his life studying the collections made during the expedition, and was responsible for discovering many marine organisms, including the vampire squid.

Life and work

Chun was born in Höchst, today a part of Frankfurt, where his father Gustav (1827-1907) was rector of the Weißfrauenschule. Chun went to the Lessing Gymnasium and became interested in zoology from an early age thanks to the Senckenberg Museum

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