Alfred Nehring

Alfred Nehring (29 January 1845, in Gandersheim – 29 September 1904 in Berlin-Charlottenburg) was a German zoologist and paleontologist.
He studied philology and natural sciences in Göttingen and Halle, afterwards teaching classes in Wesel (1867) and Wolfenbüttel (1871). From 1881 he was a professor at the "Landwirtschaftlichen Hochschule" (agricultural university) in Berlin.
Nehring's scientific investigations involved modern and prehistoric vertebrates, being particularly interested in the history and morphology of domesticated animals (horses, dogs, etc.). In his studies of the guinea pig, he asserted "Cavia cutleri" to be the direct ancestor of the domesticated guinea pig.
Selected writings.
Nehring also made contributions to Reiss & Stübel's "Das Totenfeld von Ancon in Peru" (translated into English as "The necropolis of Ancon in Peru; a contribution to our knowledge of the culture and industries of the empire of the Incas", etc.)