Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen

Dutch biologist

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1929

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 03-Jun-2016

Profession: botanist, entomologist, malacologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Adolph Cornelis 'Dolf' van Bruggen (9 July 1929 – 3 June 2016) was a Dutch malacologist, entomologist, and botanist.
His interest in the tropics and tropical Africa has dominated his broad scientific interest for more than 50 years now.
He was an expert especially in the land snail families Streptaxidae, Achatinidae and Maizaniidae.
As of 2008, he had authored some 655 scientific publications.