Dr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard. He also helped curate the Auckland War Memorial Museum shell collection. Dell went to Mount Albert Grammar School and later to the Auckland University College. He took a teacher’s course at Auckland Teachers' College, … Wikipedia
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