Walter Alberto Egler, Brazilian botanist and geographer (Rio de Janeiro 24 November 1924 –Alto Rio Jari, Amapá State 28 August 1961)
From German father and French mother
Described Gleasonia cururuensis 1961 (Rubiaceae)
HONORS
Egleria Eiten 1964 (Cyperaceae)
Eglerocoris Carvalho & Fontes 1972 (Hemiptera)
Egleraltica Bechyné & Springlova de Bechyné 1965 (Coleoptera)