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
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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
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