Tom Shaw Oldroyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetTom Shaw Oldroyd
American conchologist
Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1853
Place of Birth: Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 03-Nov-1932
Profession: conchologist
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Tom Shaw Oldroyd
- Ida Shepard Oldroyd (1856–1940) was an American conchologist and Curator of Geology at Stanford University for over 20 years, who curated what was for a time the second largest collection of mollusk shells in the world.
- Oldroyd and her husband, Tom Shaw Oldroyd, amassed one of the largest private shell collections in California.
- Ida was recognized as an active and early pioneer of conchology in the western United States.
- She was a charter member of the American Malacological Union, which she served as vice-president in 1934 and as honorary president from 1935 to 1940.
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