I would say that one of those people is Dr. Harry Lee.   He is soooo
knowledgeable in every area - land, fossils and marine.    He is also willing to
help anyone.
 
ferreter wrote:
 
> I only chose Linne because he authored so many shells, as for being weird,
> he'd fit right in here. In pondering the "best Sheller" question I'd say
> that he or she has yet to be born , you'd have to be and open person  able
> to communicate with but scientist and layperson alike, would have to have
> knowledge of all families, needs to continuously update this database with
> all the arguments over validity of species, aw forget it , too much to list.
> maybe the best Sheller's are all of us;sharing information and stories, life
> experiences both good and bad....Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patty Jansen <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sunday, December 20, 1998 10:27 AM
> Subject: Linnaeus
>
> >Apparently - and correct me if this is not true - Linnaeus did not even
> >like shells!
> >
> >I like all of your agruments for and against people. One must only conclude
> >that there are more than one definition for a 'best sheller'. I feel in
> >modern times he or she must be a driving force, somebody who keeps the
> >hobby alive, but someone who does so with tolerance and sensitivity. As for
> >the oldies, every region must have had their great taxonomists having named
> >many species. I, for one would love to travel back in time and meet
> >Linnaeus, but who knows, maybe he was really weird
> >
> >Patty
> >WWW: http://www.capricornica.com
> >
> >Capricornica Publications               on-line natural history bookshop
> >P.O. Box 345
> >Lindfield NSW 2070
> >
> >phone/fax: 02 9415 8098 international: +61 2 9415 8098
> >
> >E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >
 
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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.
 
Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells
 
Bobbi in Shell Creations