Mr. Alfred Kahl was a German schoolteacher who took up microscopy mid-life and became a leading authority on ciliated protozoa. He taught English, French, and Natural History in Hamburg, Germany. He first became interested in ciliophora when his daughter, Lucia ...

Angelina Gaglini was a well known Italian malacologist. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Angelina Gaglini has published the following: Gaglini, A., and A. Villari. 1994. Priorità di Peracle diversa Monterosato, 1875 su Peracle apicifulva Meisenheimer, 1906 ...

Anne Harbison was a malacologist who specialized in invertebrate paleontology. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Anne Harbison has published the following: Olsson, A. A., and A. Harbison. 1953. Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida, with special reference ...

Biography from Smithsonian Institution Archives: "Austin H. Clark (1880-1954) was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He received his A.B. from Harvard in 1903, and by 1906 his interests had focused on marine biology. From 1906 to 1907 he served as Acting ...

Axel Olsson was a geologist and paleoconchologist. Much of his research was focused on mollusks of Latin American that lived during the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Axel Olsson has published the ...

Mrs. Betty Piech was a self-trained malacologist and was an avid shell collector. After retiring from a career as a librarian in the 1960's, she became involved with the Delaware Museum of Natural History's Malacology department. Her malacology career afforded ...

Alexandre de Folin was a French malacologist. He was alos commandant of the port of Bayonne. He was a leading authority on Caecidae and Pyramidellidae. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Alexandre de Folin has published the ...

Charles Simpson was an American botanist, malacologist and conservationist. His initial scientific interesting concerned collecting shells and he began as a conchologist. Although he had little more than a high school education he became well regarded in the field and ...

Mr. Charles Johnson was the Curator of Insects and Mollusks at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Mr. Johnson has published the following: Johnson, C. W. 1934. List of marine Mollusca ...

Prof. Christian Frederik Lütken was a Danish zoologist, and was highly regarded for his research on echinoderms. He was a professor of Zoology and Director at the University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum. Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of ...