Ruttner was born in Eger, Bohemia as the son of a Limnologist, Franz Ruttner. Jeffrey Val Klump is an American limnologist. She was married to the limnologist Lavrosi Kutubidze. To the east is Light Lake, named after BAS limnologist Jeremy J. Light. Amina Pollard is an American limnologist and ecologist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Gene Elden Likens (born January 6, 1935) is an American limnologist and ecologist. James Elser is an American ecologist and limnologist.