Biographies and bibliographies of eminent conchologists

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This section provides biographical details of emiminent conchologists from the past, and wherever possible, photographs, lists of species introduced by them and a bibliography of their papers. The majority of the content has been extracted from past issues of Journal of Conchology.

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Lionel E. Adams, 1854–1945

John Armitage, 1900–1996

Francis de Bartolomé, 1917–2000

Paul Bartsch, 1871–1960

Rudolph Bergh, 1824–1909

Herbert Biggs, 1895–1973

Harry Bloomer, 1866–1960

Arthur E. Boycott, 1877–1938
Papers published by A. E. Boycott
Captain Thomas Brown, 1785–1862
Concerning Captain Thomas Brown, a note by A. E. Ellis
Philip G. Cambridge, 1918–1993

William Pennington Cocks, 1791–1878

Emanuel Mendes da Costa, 1717–1791

Terry Crowley, 1915–1999
Scientific papers published by Terry Crowley New species published by Terry Crowley
Captain Cyril Diver, C.B., C.B.E., 1892–1969
Tribute by Sir Julian Huxley Appreciation by Professor A. J. Cain Bibliography Addenda by Editor (N. F. McMillan)
Arthur E. Ellis, 1902–1983
Biographical notes An appraisal by Terry Crowley Publications by Arthur E. Ellis Non-molluscan publications Non-marine publications Publications in Conchologists' Newsletter
John Gwynne Evans, 1941–2005
Scientific papers published by John Evans
Lothar Forcart, 1902–1990

Roger Fresco-Corbu, 1912–1999

Vera Fretter, 1905–1992

Charles J. Gabriel, 1879–1963

David Heppell, 1937–2004
Scientific papers published by David Heppell
William Hunter, 1718–1783, and John Hunter, 1728–1793

J. Wilfrid Jackson, 1880–1978

John Gwyn Jeffreys, 1809–1885
Bibliography of J. G. Jeffreys Reviews by J. G. Jeffreys
Alfred S. Kennard, 1870–1948
Alfred Santer Kennard (1870-1948): his contribution to malacology, Quaternary research and to the Geologists' Association. Reproduced here with the author's permission from Proc. Geol. Ass., 101 (3): 239–258.
Frank F. Laidlaw, 1876–1963
New mollusca taxa published by F. F. Laidlaw Bibliography of F. F. Laidlaw
Georg Mandahl-Barth, 1910–1994
Publications by G. Mandahl-Barth on the Mollusca Molluscan taxa proposed by G. Mandahl-Barth
John (or Jacob?) Neilsen, 1705(?)–1785

Charles Oldham, 1868–1942
Additional note by A. E. Salisbury Additional note by L. E. Adams
Thomas Pain 1915–2003
Scientific papers published by Tom Pain
New taxa introduced by Tom Pain
Alfred J. Peile, 1868–1948

Robert A. Phillips, 1866–1945

Arthur Pond, 1705–1758

Hamilton E. Quick, 1882–1967
List of papers published by H. E. Quick
Albert E. Salisbury, 1876–1964
Papers published by A. E. Salisbury Species named in honour of A. E. Salisbury.
Franz A. Schilder, 1896–1970

Kathleen R. Smythe, 1923–1991
Bibliography of papers published by K. R. Smythe Species described by K. R. Smythe
Bruce W. Sparks, 1923–1988
Bibliography of papers published by B. W. Sparks
George C. Spence, 1875–1945
Papers published by G. C. Spence Type material in the collection of G. C. Spence Editorial note by J. R. le B. Tomlin
Arthur W. Stelfox, 1883–1972
An appreciation by A. E. Ellis Preface to the Pisidium monograph Genetical studies List of conchological papers
Leonard W. Stratton, 1900–1971
Publications by L. W. Stratton
Isaac Swainson, 1746–1812

John R. le B. Tomlin, 1864–1954
List of new molluscan names proposed by J. R. le B. Tomlin
Rodger Waterston, 1912–1996
List of conchological papers published by A. Rodger Waterston
Hugh Watson, 1885–1959
An Appreciation – by Hugh Ingram Hugh Watson – by Bernard Verdcourt
Harold C. Winckworth, 1878–1947
Papers published by H. C. Winckworth
Ronald Winckworth, 1884–1950
New generic names proposed by R. Winckworth New specific names proposed by R. Winckworth Species named in honour of R. Winckworth
John Zachary Young, 1907–1997