Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen
Adolph Cornelis 'Dolf' van Bruggen (9 July 1929 – 3 June 2016)[1][2] was a Dutch malacologist, entomologist and botanist. His works were about the tropics and tropical Africa. His career lasted over 50 years.[1] He was an expert especially in the land snail families Streptaxidae, Achatinidae and Maizaniidae.[1] As of 2008, he had written some 655 scientific publications.[1]
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 Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen (2009) | |
| Born | 9 July 1929[1] |
| Died | 3 June 2016 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Malacology |
Adolph Cornelis Van Bruggen Media
three views of the shell of Chloritis vanbruggeni
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Breure A. S. H., Gittenberger E., Maassen W. J. M. & de Winter A. J. (July 2009) "In and out of Africa: Dr A.C. van Bruggen, keen educator and eminent biologist". Zoologische Mededelingen 83: . HTM
- ↑ Breure A. S. H. (5 June 2016) "A.C. (Dolf) van Bruggen (1929-2016)" Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. Bram's snailblog, accessed 5 June 2016.
Other websites
- Articles by A. C. van Bruggen Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at Naturalis Digital Repository