"Dr Gerlof Fokko Mees (16 June 1926 - 31 March 2013) was a Dutch ichthyologist, ornithologist and museum curator. During 1946 to 1949 he took part as a conscript in the military actions to reestablish rule in the Dutch East Indies. During that time he became interested in the avian family Zosteropidae, comprising the white-eyes.Mees was born at Velsen in the Netherlands. He attended the University of Leiden where he studied biology, obtaining his doctorate in 1956."@en . "2013-03-30Z"^^ . . "1926-06-16Z"^^ . "1926Z"^^ . "2013Z"^^ . "Mees, Gerlof"@en . "Ichthyologist and ornithologist" . . .