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William E. Old Jr.
William Erwood Old Jr. usually known as Bill Old, (14 April 1928 in Norfolk, Virginia – 31 December 1982 in New York City)[1] was an American malacologist.[2] He attended The College of William & Mary in Virginia.[1] He served in the army during the Korean War.[1] He joined the American Museum of Natural History in 1960.[1] He helped build the American Museum's mollusc collection into a leading research resource.[1] He was the first collections manager[citation needed] in malacology at the American Museum of Natural History. He became a specialist in marine molluscs.[1] He was extremely devoted to his science and was well known as a shell show judge in many parts of the United States.[1] He went on several expeditions including ones to the Galapagos and Mexico.[1] Old was president of the American Malacological Society from 1978 to 1979, and president of the New York Shell Club from 1963 to 1965.[citation needed] He died of a heart attack in 1982.[1] BibliographyHe authored or co-authored 36 papers.[citation needed] As junior author to William K. Emerson, he named several species of marine mollusks, including:
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