{"title":"In Memoriam: William K. Emerson (1925–2016), with a List of His Publications and Taxa","authors":"P. Mikkelsen, N. Landman","doi":"10.4003/006.035.0112","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"82 On October 19, 2016, malacology lost one of its most respected senior members. William “Bill” Emerson died in New York City at the age of 91, following a 50-year career mainly spent at the American Museum of Natural History. It was there that he built a legacy of research, curation, and public service, including supervising world-class exhibitions and serving as President of most of this country’s major malacological societies. His accolades include honorary life memberships and other tributes in recognition of his career achievements. In memoriam: William K. Emerson (1925–2016), with a list of his publications and taxa","PeriodicalId":7779,"journal":{"name":"American Malacological Bulletin","volume":"35 1","pages":"82 - 94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2017-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4003/006.035.0112","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American Malacological Bulletin","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4003/006.035.0112","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
82 On October 19, 2016, malacology lost one of its most respected senior members. William “Bill” Emerson died in New York City at the age of 91, following a 50-year career mainly spent at the American Museum of Natural History. It was there that he built a legacy of research, curation, and public service, including supervising world-class exhibitions and serving as President of most of this country’s major malacological societies. His accolades include honorary life memberships and other tributes in recognition of his career achievements. In memoriam: William K. Emerson (1925–2016), with a list of his publications and taxa
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The American Malacological Bulletin serves as an outlet for reporting notable contributions in malacological research. Manuscripts concerning any aspect of original, unpublished research,important short reports, and detailed reviews dealing with molluscs will be considered for publication. Recent issues have included AMS symposia, independent papers, research notes,and book reviews. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by independent expertreferees. AMS symposium papers have undergone peer review by symposium organizer, symposium participants, and independent referees.