Coch-l'ers,
 
At the risk of seeming ungrateful to Bobbi, let me tell you that there are
countless professionals in this game who can have more knowledge - and, more
importantly, have imparted it more extensively and permanently than I.
 
As far as being willing to help anyone, I usually pick my taxonomic fights;
I actually benefit from identifying other people's (American) shells.
 
As far as contemporary "best sheller," I would have to cast my ballot for
Gene Everson for the geographic extent of his marine shelling, his
curatorial effort, and his artistry and finesse in exhibiting his specimens.
 
Harry
 
 
At12/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
>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]
>> >
>
>--
>Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>of Merritt Island, Florida.
>
>Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>Caribbean & Florida Shells
>
>Bobbi in Shell Creations
>
Harry G. Lee
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