Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen Scientist

Adolph Cornelis van Bruggen, also known as A. C. van Bruggen or Dolf van Bruggen (born 9 July 1929) is a malacologist, entomologist and botanist from the Netherlands. His interest in the tropics and tropical Africa has dominated his broad scientific interest for more than 50 years now. He is an expert especially in the land snail families Streptaxidae, Achatinidae and Maizaniidae. As of 2008, he had written 655 scientific publications.