Aare Mäemets
Estonian hydrobiologist, zoologist, limnologist, ecologist and nature photographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aare Mäemets (until 1936 Harry Michelson; 18 January 1929 Tallinn – 24 November 2002 Elva) was an Estonian hydrobiologist, zoologist, limnologist and nature photographer.[1]
In 1954 he graduated from Tartu State University in biology. From 1955 until 1999, he worked at Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany.[1]
His main fields of research were Estonian lakes (including their limnological classification), estimation of lakes ecological conditions; he researched also water fleas.[1]
Mäemets was married to hydrobotanist Aime Mäemets. Their daughter was biologist Helle Mäemets.[1]