Heinrich Rudolf Simroth (10 May 1851 Riestedt (now a part of Sangerhausen) – 31 August 1917 Gautzsch near Leipzig[1]), was a German zoologist and malacologist.

He was a professor of zoology in Leipzig.

Academic career: 1888–1917 University of Leipzig.

Species of animals named in honor of him include: It was thought that there is no collection by Simroth.

[2] His collection of type specimen of 43 slugs has been found Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin in 2010.