you're right. i have the pleasure of having him in the jacksonville shell
club with me
mary
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 20 December 1998 17:05
Subject: Re: Linnaeus
 
 
>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
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
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>> >
>
>--
>Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>of Merritt Island, Florida.
>
>Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>Caribbean & Florida Shells
>
>Bobbi in Shell Creations