Melanie
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Antoon De Roo (Etymology: Cyanomitra alinae derooi and some other animals like Conraua derooi and Praomys derooi) was a brilliant young ornithologist from Belgium. He did a lot of research work in Belgium, Republic of Congo, and Togo, in particular on swifts and he died, aged 34, in early 1971. That leads me to my question. Yesterday I've got the Dutch obituary by Rudolf Verheyen (in De Giervalk 1972) but unfortunately Verheyen did not state the cause of his death and where he has died. Is anyone here who knows more?