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Paul Hesse

1857 – 1938

German zoologist and malacologist

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Lived 1857 – 1938 (aged 81). Paul Hesse was a zoologist, malacologist, merchant, entomologist and zoological collector.

Paul Hesse (3 February 1857 – 26 February 1938) was a German zoologist, who specialised in the study of Mollusca. In 1926, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Pennsylvania purchased a collection of about 50,000 specimens from Hesse, mainly focusing on non-marine molluscs from Europe.

Works Hesse's works included: Hesse, P., 1898: Die Perlfischerei im Roten Meere. Zoologische Garten, 39: 382-385 Hesse, P., 1911: Nekrolog. Carl Agardh Westerlund, (1831-1908) Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 43: 167-171. Hesse, P., 1917: Mollusken von Varna und Umgebung, Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft Hesse, P., 1918: Die systematische Stellung von Pyramidula rupestris Drap., nebst Bemerkungen über einige verwandte Genera.Nachrichtsblattder Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 5(1): 110-120. Hesse, P., 1925: On the anatomy of some Clausiliidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 16 (4): 154-162. Hesse, P., 1926: Die Nacktschnecken der palearktischen Region. Abhandlungen des Archiv für Molluskenkunde 2(1): 1-152.

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Who was Paul Hesse?

German zoologist and malacologist (1857–1938)

When was Paul Hesse born?

Paul Hesse was born on 3 February 1857 in Nordhausen.

When did Paul Hesse die?

Paul Hesse died on 26 February 1938 in Unterwössen.

What was Paul Hesse's occupation?

Paul Hesse was a zoologist, malacologist, merchant, entomologist and zoological collector.

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· Wikidata: Q19518460

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