Collectors in East Africa arranged in publication date order | The Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

This section provides biographical details of eminent mollusc collectors in East Africa, lists of species described from material collected by them, a bibliography of their papers where possible, and references to relevant papers.

The content has been extracted from past issues of The Conchologists’ Newsletter, and is here arranged in publication date order. If you are seeking a particular collector, click here to reach the list arranged in alphabetical order.

Bernard Verdcourt wrote 31 articles on Collectors in East Africa for the Newsletter over a period of 23 years (June 1979–September 2002.) For many years he was a professional botanist with the East African Agricultural and Forestry Research Organisation before returning to Kew Gardens in about 1964 to continue working on the herbarium material there. Further information about him may be found in the article "In conversation with Bernard Verdcourt" by J. E. Reynolds (Mollusc World Issue 4, March 2004: 16–17)

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No. 1. Alfred Eugene Craven, 1849/50–1937 – Part 1. – Published June 1979
List of the Publications by A.E. Craven – Part 2. – Published September 1979. Mollusca described by A.E. Craven – Part 2. – Published September 1979. Further Biographical Notes on A.E. Craven – Part 3. – Published March 1982.
No. 2. Joseph Thomas Last, 1849–1933 – Published September 1980.
No. 19. Molluscs described from material collected by Joseph Last – Published September 1993 as supplement to Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
No. 3. James Hannington, 1847–1885 – Published June 1981.
No. 19. Molluscs described from material collected by James Hannington – Published September 1993 as supplement to Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
No. 4. Edward Cyril Gordon, 1858–1926 – Published June 1981.
No. 19. Molluscs described from material collected by Edward Gordon – Published September 1993 as supplement to Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
No. 5. John Stephen Gibbons, 1851–? – Published December 1981.
Molluscs described from material collected by J. S. Gibbons Publications of material collected by J. S. Gibbons
No. 6. Joseph Thomson, 1858–1895 – Published March 1983.
Molluscs described from material collected by Joseph Thomson
No. 7.Sir Samuel W. Baker, 1821–1893 – Published September 1983.
Molluscs described from material collected by Sir Samuel Baker
No. 8. John W. Gregory, 1864–1932 – Published September 1983.
Molluscs described from material collected by John Gregory
No. 9. John H. Speke, 1827–1864 – Published December 1983.
Molluscs described from material collected by John Speke
No. 10. Johan M. Hildebrandt, 1847–1881 – Published March 1984.
Molluscs described from material collected by Johan Hildebrandt
No. 11. Sir John Kirk, 1832–1922 – Published December 1984.
Molluscs described from material collected by Sir John Kirk
No. 12. Monséigneur Alexandre Le Roy, 1854–1938 – Published September 1986.
Mollusca described from material collected by Mgr. A. Le Roy Bibliography of Mgr. A Le Roy
No. 13. Franz L. Stuhlmann, 1863–1928. – Part 1. – Published September 1988.
Mollusca described from material collected by Franz Stuhlmann. – Part 2. – Published June 1989. Itinerary of Franz Stuhlmann. – Part 3. – Published September 1989. References and Bibliography of Franz Stuhlmann. – Part 3. – Published September 1989.
No. 14. Friedrich Fülleborn, 1866–1933. – Published June 1990.
Molluscs described from material collected by Friedrich Fülleborn.
No. 15. Emin Pasha, (E.C.O.T Schnitzer) 1840–1892 – Published March 1992.
Mollusca described from material collected by Emin Pasha. Bibliography and references. Postscript.
No. 16. William Doherty, 1857–1901 – Published September 1992.
Mollusca described from material collected by William Doherty. References.
No. 17. Gustaf Fischer, 1848–1886 – Published December 1992.
Mollusca described from material collected by Gustaf Fischer. References.
No. 18. Captain Edward C. Hore, 1848–1912 – Published March 1993.
Mollusca described from material collected by Captain E.C. Hore. References.
No. 19. Supplement to Nos. 2, 3 and 4. – Published September 1993.
No. 20. John E. S. Moore, 1870–1947 – Published June 1994.
Molluscs described from material collected by John Moore. References. Addenda.
No. 21. Charles R. S. Pitman, 1890–1975 – Published December 1994.
Molluscs described from material collected by Charles Pitman. References.
No. 22. John Petherick, 1813–1882 – Published March 1995.
Molluscs described from material collected by John Petherick. References.
No. 23. Karl L. Pfeiffer, 1874–1952 – Published June 1995.
Molluscs described from material collected by Karl Pfeiffer. References.
No. 24. Edgar A. Mearns, 1856–1916 – Published June 1996.
Molluscs described from material collected by Edgar Mearns.
No. 25. Arthur B. Percival, 1875–1941 – Published June 1997.
Molluscs described from material collected by Arthur Percival. References. Addendum.
No. 26. Georg-Ludwig Volkens, 1855–1917 – Published December 1997.
Molluscs described from material collected by Georg-Ludwig Volkens. References.
No. 27. Åke Holm, 1909–1989 – Published June 1998.
Mollusca described from material collected by Åke Holm. References.
No. 28. Charles Alluaud, 1861–1949 – Published March 1999.
Mollusca described from material collected by Charles Alluaud. References. No. 29. Additional list of molluscs described from material collected by C. Alluaud and R. Jeannel in East Africa. – Published as a Supplement to No. 28 in September 2001.
No. 30. Robert [Robin] Kemp, 1871–? – Part 1. – Published December 2001.
Mollusca described from material collected by Robin Kemp – Part 2. – Published September 2002. References. Itinerary of Robin Kemp.
No. 31. Baron Carl Claus von der Decken, 1833–1865 – Published September 2002.
Mollusca described from material collected by Carl Claus von der Decken. Mollusca described from material found in bags of seseme seed sent to Germany from Zanzibar. References.