Mattheus Marinus Schepman

Mattheus Marinus Schepman
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Mattheus Marinus Schepman
Born(1847-08-17)August 17, 1847
Rhoon, Netherlands
DiedNovember 19, 1919(1919-11-19) (aged 72)[1]
Bosch en Duin, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forcollecting and taxonomy
Scientific career
FieldsMalacology

Mattheus Marinus Schepman (17 August 1847 – 19 November 1919)[1][2] was a Dutch malacologist.[3][4] He was one of the foremost collectors of mollusc shells in the Netherlands, and was also high on the overall list of European collectors.[5]

Dutch collectors developed an interest in natural history specimens that were collected on worldwide expeditions since the 16th century. An interest in conchology led to numerous shell publications. In 1934 the Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging (Netherlands Malacological Society) was founded. In commemoration of its 75th anniversary, a book honoring in detail the work of Mattheus Schepman was published.[5]

  1. ^ a b death certificate
  2. ^ (in French) Dautzenberg P. (1920). "Nécrologie. M. M. Schepman". Journal de Conchyliologie 64(4): 345.
  3. ^ Coan, Eugene V.; Kabat, Alan R.; Petit, Richard E. (8 March 2012). "2,400 years of malacology" (9th ed.): 1024 pp. + 76 pp. (Annex of Collations). American Malacological Society. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Van Der Bijl, A.N.; Moolenbeek, R.G.; Gould, J. (2010). Mattheus Marinus Schepman (1847–1919) and His Contributions to Malacology. Leiden: Netherlands Malacological Society/Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging. p. 200. ISBN 978-90-815230-11.
  5. ^ a b Eichhorst, Tom (June 2011). "Book Review: "Mattheus Marinus Schepman (1847–1919) and His Contributions to Malacology"" (PDF). American Conchologist. 39 (2). Conchologists of America, Inc./Cardinal Printing: 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-03. Retrieved October 31, 2012.