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William Healey Dall

American malacologist, palaeontologist and explorer (1845 - 1927) · United States · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 81

William Healey Dall was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of North America, and was for many years America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks.

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Country
United States
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1845 to 1927 · aged 81