Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen | |
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Born | [1] | 9 July 1929
Died | 3 June 2016 | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Malacology |
Adolph Cornelis 'Dolf' van Bruggen (9 July 1929 – 3 June 2016)[1][2] was a Dutch malacologist, entomologist and botanist. His works were about the tropics and tropical Africa. His career lasted over 50 years.[1] He was an expert especially in the land snail families Streptaxidae, Achatinidae and Maizaniidae.[1] As of 2008, he had written some 655 scientific publications.[1]