Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem [SEP] date of birth
Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem
Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem (29 August 1912 in Remten, Germany - 1 May 1984 in Bogotá, Colombia) was a German-born zoologist who emigrated to Colombia at age 38 (in 1950) and later became a representative of the IUCN Crocodiles Specialist Group for South America. He was also known as Federico Medem and published under this name. 
Eponyms.
Numerous species have been named after Medem, including four reptiles: "Micrurus medemi", a coral snake; "Amphisbaena
Medem (surname)
Medem is a surname. Notable people with that name include:
- Christoph Johann von Medem (1763–1838), nobleman from Courland and courtier in the courts of Prussian kings
- Dorothea von Medem (1761–1821), Countess, Duchess of Courland, popularly known as Dorothea of Courland
- Friedrich Johann Graf von Medem (1912-1984), German-born zoologist who emigrated to Colombia, representative of the IUCN Crocodiles Specialist Group for South America
- Julio Medem (born 1958),