"The first thing visitors noticed when opening the door to Karel Frederik Liem's laboratory in the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) was the sound of laughter emanating from his office. During his 37 years as a Harvard faculty member, Liem kept his students and colleagues laughing with him. His practical jokes and office memos had everyone on their toes, never quite sure if his latest communication was real or if he was trying to tell them that they were taking themselves too seriously."
"He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Indonesia and a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1961. He taught at Leiden University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Chicago and was Associate Curator of Vertebrate Anatomy at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. As a Harvard faculty member from 1972 until 2009, Liem was the Henry Bryant Bigelow Professor, Professor of Biology, and Curator of Ichthyology in the MCZ."
Karel Frederik Liem was born in Jakarta in 1935 and earned B.S., M.S., and a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1961. He taught at Leiden, Illinois, and Chicago and served as Associate Curator of Vertebrate Anatomy at the Field Museum. From 1972 to 2009 he was Henry Bryant Bigelow Professor, Professor of Biology, and Curator of Ichthyology in Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology. He held visiting appointments at several institutions, received two Guggenheim Fellowships, and was a Fellow of the Linnean Society. He and his wife Hetty were faculty deans of Dunster House for twelve years. His unpretentious, humorous teaching style engaged students at every level.
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