Wilhelm August Wenz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wilhelm August Wenz

German malacologist

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1886

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1945

Profession: zoologist, malacologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Wilhelm August Wenz

  • Wilhelm August Wenz (21 October 1886 – 12 September 1945) was a German malacologist, born in Frankfurt am Main.
  • He is the author of the 7-part Gastropoda section of Handbuch der Paläozoologie (1938-1944), a very important review that described all known fossil genera.
  • Only a few copies of this rare work survive: almost the entire stock of later editions was destroyed during the Second World War.

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