Scattered sources, partial view
24-03-2008 11:49
Searching for sources about Dutch malacologists who
have contributed to our knowledge of tropical land
snails, I found some scattered sources. A very useful
overview is found on
Tom Meijer's
website.
Besides a bibliography he lists many malacologists
and data on biographies, collection whereabouts
and in some cases portraits. It is hoped that Coan
et al. have covered these data in their
magnificent
2400
years of malacology,
as web sites tend to be transient.
I also digged up some data on persons that were mentioned as collectors for Colombian land shells. They appeared to be geologists (Wilhelm Reiss, Alfons Stübel) or botanists (Gustav Wallis) who travelled through South America primarily for other interests and made some collections on their way.
I also digged up some data on persons that were mentioned as collectors for Colombian land shells. They appeared to be geologists (Wilhelm Reiss, Alfons Stübel) or botanists (Gustav Wallis) who travelled through South America primarily for other interests and made some collections on their way.