About J. C. McConnell
Lived 1844 – 1904 (aged 59–60). J. C. McConnell was an American paleontologist, zoologist, malacologist and scientific illustrator.
James Culbertson McConnell, usually abbreviated as J. C. McConnell (born 1844
He is most well known for his "incomparable pictures of shells" and illustrated a number of publications by the famous malacologist William Healey Dall.
McConnell's illustrations continued to be used long after his death. For example, most of the black and white illustrations in R. Tucker Abbott's American Seashells (1954) were by McConnell.
McConnell has been described as "one of those shadowy-figured artisans about whom little is known." Although he held a medical degree and used the title "doctor", "officially he was a clerk."
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Who was J. C. McConnell?
American malacologist
When was J. C. McConnell born?
J. C. McConnell was born in 1844.
When did J. C. McConnell die?
J. C. McConnell died on 25 July 1904.
What was J. C. McConnell's occupation?
J. C. McConnell was a paleontologist, zoologist, malacologist and scientific illustrator.
What nationality was J. C. McConnell?
J. C. McConnell was American.
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