Baden Powell (malacologist)

Arthur William Baden Powell
Auckland Museum and Institute staff group portrait. front row: A.W.B. Powell
Born(1901-04-04)4 April 1901
Wellington, New Zealand
Died1 July 1987(1987-07-01) (aged 86)
Auckland, New Zealand
Other namesA. W. B. Powell
OccupationsMalacologist, naturalist, palaeontologist

Arthur William Baden Powell CBE (4 April 1901 – 1 July 1987) was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the 20th century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".

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