R. Tucker Abbott (1919–1995)
Author of Seashells of the World - A Guide to the Better-Known Species (Golden Nature Guides)
About the Author
Image credit: Photo Courtesy of The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Series
Works by R. Tucker Abbott
Seashells of the World - A Guide to the Better-Known Species (Golden Nature Guides) (1962) 768 copies, 5 reviews
Le conchiglie 3 copies
Schelpen (Natuurgids) 2 copies
Indo-Pacific mollusca 2 copies
Au royaume des coquillages 1 copy
The Nautilus Quarterly 1 copy
Conchglie 1 copy
Shells 1 copy
Coquillages 1 copy
Sea shells of the world, a guide to the better-known species. 790 illus. in color of 562 species 1 copy
Seashells 1 copy
Fakta om Konkylier 1 copy
Associated Works
A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies (The Peterson Field Guide Series ; 3) (1973) — some editions — 285 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Abbott, Robert Tucker
- Birthdate
- 1919-09-28
- Date of death
- 1995-11-03
- Burial location
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Watertown, Massachusetts, USA (birth)
- Education
- Harvard College (1942)
George Washington University (PhD) - Occupations
- malocologist
WWII Navy bomber pilot
Assistant Curator and Associate Curator of the Department of Mollusks, Museum of Natural History, Simthsonian Institution (1944-1945)
Chair of the Department of Mollusks and Pilsbry Chair of Malacology, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (1954-1969)
Assistant Director, Head of Department of Mollusks and DuPont Chair of Malacology, Delaware Museum of Natural History (1969)
editor-in-chief ("The Nautilus" (1971)) (show all 8)
Founding Director of the Baily-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, FL
conchologist - Relationships
- Sisler, Mary M. (wife)
Clench, William (Bill) James (student) - Organizations
- American Malacological Union
Conchologists of America
Members
Reviews
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Statistics
- Works
- 56
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 1,969
- Popularity
- #13,057
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 11
- ISBNs
- 74
- Languages
- 4
A guide to marine mollusks pictures and describes a variety of species