William Erwood Old Jr. usually known as Bill Old, (14 April 1928 in Norfolk, Virginia – 31 December 1982 in New York City)[1] was an American malacologist.[2]
William Erwood Old Jr. | |
|---|---|
 William Erwood Old Jr. | |
| Born | April 14, 1928 |
| Died | December 31, 1982 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | specialist on marine molluscs |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | malacology |
| Institutions | American Museum of Natural History |
He attended The College of William & Mary in Virginia.[1] He served in the army during the Korean War.[1]
He joined the American Museum of Natural History in 1960.[1] He helped build the American Museum's mollusc collection into a leading research resource.[1] He was the first collections manager[citation needed] in malacology at the American Museum of Natural History.
He became a specialist in marine molluscs.[1] He was extremely devoted to his science and was well known as a shell show judge in many parts of the United States.[1] He went on several expeditions including ones to the Galapagos and Mexico.[1]
Old was president of the American Malacological Society from 1978 to 1979, and president of the New York Shell Club from 1963 to 1965.[citation needed]
He died of a heart attack in 1982.[1]
Bibliography edit
He authored or co-authored 36 papers.[citation needed] As junior author to William K. Emerson, he named several species of marine mollusks, including:
- Cymatium perryi Emerson & Old, 1963 - a sea snail or marine gastropod
References edit
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Abbott R. T. (1983). "William E(rwood) Old, Jr." The Nautilus 97(1): 43-44.
- ^ Coan E. V., Kabat A. R. & Petit R. E. (15 February 2011). 2,400 years of malacology, 8th ed. Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine, 936 pp. + 42 pp. [Annex of Collations]. American Malacological Society
Further reading edit
- Raeihle D. & Emerson W. K. (1983). "In memorium: William Erwood Old Jr., April 14, 1928 - December 31, 1982". American Malacological Bulletin 1: 75–78.
- Raeihle D. & Emerson W. K. (1983). "William Erwood Old Jr. 1928-1982". Of Sea & Shore 13(1): 41-42 [reprinted from New York Shell Club Notes, no. 286, Mar 1983]
- AMNH biography here including photo[dead link]