Swiss malacologist
Auguste Louis Brot (September 18, 1821[ 1] – August 30, 1896) was a Swiss malacologist (conchologist ).[ 2]
After several years of studies in Zurich, Paris, and Berlin, he earned the degree of Doctor in Medicine in 1845. Soon he became deeply interested in natural history , abandoned medicine, returned to Geneva and became a malacologist, with a special interest in terrestrial and aquatic molluscs .[ 1] For over 40 years he was associated with the Natural History Museum of Geneva .[ 2] [ 1]
He was an elected correspondent (1887) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia .[ 3]
Brotia pagodula
He is a conchological taxon authority and the namesake of the Brotia genus of freshwater snails .
The Geneva museum keeps his book collection and his extensive conchological collection.[ 4]
Monographs
1880: Die Gattung Paludomus auct. (Tanalia, Stomatodon, Philopotamis, Paludomus) (Melaniaceen)
1874: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet Die Melaniaceen : (Melanidae) ; in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. [ 5]
1874: Die Melaniaceen (Melanidae) in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen
1870: Catalogue of the Recent Species of the Family Melanidae
1868: Additions et corrections au catalogue systématique des escèces qui composent la famille des Mélaniens
1868: Matériaux pour servir a l'étude de la famille des Melaniens
1867: Étude sur les coquilles de la famille des nayades qui habitent le bassin du Léman [ 6]
1862 Matériaux pour servir à l'étude de la famille des mélaniens. Catalogue systematique , Volume 1
1860: Description de nouvelles espèces de mélanies
References
^ a b c Sevue Suisse de zoologies , vol. 4, 1896-1897 "Auguste Louss Brot"
^ a b The American Naturalist , March 1897, p.270
^ Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia ,
Vol. 49, 1898. p.539
^ Journal of comparative zoology , Volume 19, 1896, p. 504
^ Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet Die Melaniaceen : (Melanidae) ; in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. / von A. Brot · Volume 1, Part 24
^ Auguste Louis Brot, Étude sur les coquilles de la famille des nayades qui habitent le bassin du Léman , 1867 (public domain)
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