Christian Hee Hwass (1731–1803) was a Danish
malacologist who is remembered for his work in
conchology.
Although born in Denmark, Hwass did most of his important work in France. He moved to
Paris in 1780, and later
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(1794). In France, he collaborated with famous scientists
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829) and
Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher (1757–1830), a fellow Dane on a research trip in Paris during the 1780s.
Hwass is remembered for amassing a large
shell collection that included numerous rare specimens. Many European scientists used the collection as a reference work for their personal publications. Hwass's best-known written work was the 1792 publication of ''
Encyclopedie Methodique''. Although his friend,
Jean Guillaume Bruguière (1750–1798), is often credited as author of the
encyclopedia
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, the majority of the work was done by Hwass.
References
* ''This article is based on a translation of an article from the French Wikipedia''.
External links
* Dodge H. (1946). "A letter concerning the cones of Hwass and other collections in Switzerland". ''
The Nautilus'' 59(3)
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1731 births
1803 deaths
Conchologists
Danish malacologists
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