Ad Konings

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ad Konings
Occupation	Zoologist
Date Of Birth	Jan 11, 1956(1956-01-11)
Age	68
Birthplace	Roosendaal
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Birth City	Roosendaal
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ad Konings Biography

Ad Konings is one of the most popular and richest Zoologist who was born on January 11, 1956 in Roosendaal, Roosendaal, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Adrianus Franciscus Johannes Marinus Maria “Ad” Konings (born 11 January 1956 in Roosendaal, Netherlands) is an ichthyologist originally trained in medicine and biology. Konings is best known for his research on African rift lake cichlids. After studies in Amsterdam, he has spent most of his life in Rotterdam.

Konings and his future wife started their own publishing company, Cichlid Press, in 1991. Its first book was titled the Cichlids Yearbook, vol. 1. The business grew and now publishes a number of cichlid guidebooks by Konings and other authors; its publications are often regarded as the standard reference works on various classes of African cichlids. Amazon booksellers list 36 different books or publications under his name.

Konings also was mentored by prominent fish explorer and exporter Stuart Grant early in his career, and when Konings married his wife Gertrud (nḗe Dudin), also a biologist, in 1996 in Malawi Grant and his wife Esther were best man and maid of honor.

Two Lake Malawi cichlids have been named after him, namely Aulonocara koningsi by Patrick Tawil in 2003, and Placidochromis koningsi by Hanssens in 2004.

In 1986, Konings moved to St. Leon-Rot, Germany (near Heidelberg), where he started to write books and breed Lake Tanganyika cichlids. He also worked for 18 months at the University of Heidelberg Parasitology Department.

Ad Konings Net Worth

Ad Konings is one of the richest Zoologist from Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ad Konings 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Konings started keeping cichlids when he was 14 years old in 1970. Soon he was breeding rare African cichlids and working as an assistant to the largest tropical fish dealer in the Netherlands.

From 1974-1980 he studied medical biology at the University of Amsterdam and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1980. He chose this field despite his love of ichthyology due to a fear that if he chose the latter field he would be unemployable. From 1980-1986. he did research on lysosomal enzymes at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Most of this was DNA-related work (molecular biology).

Konings moved to El Paso, Texas, in 1996, relocating Cichlid Press along with his family. In interviews he has described a love of the area’s climate and landscape as the reason for the move. The Konings have taken up the study of cacti since their move, photographing every species and variety of cactus native to Texas.

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Facts & Trivia

Ad Ranked on the list of most popular Zoologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Ad Konings celebrates birthday on January 11 of every year.