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B76-Moolenbeek:Basteria-2010 05/12/2012 20:20 Page 131 In memoriam Dr Johannes G.J. (Hans) Kuiper (1914-2011) Robert G. Moolenbeek NaturalisBiodiversityCenter,P.O.Box9517,NL-2300RALeiden,TheNetherlands; [email protected] HansKuiper,in1914geborenteTynaarlo(Drenthe),werdin hetoprichtingsjaar1934lidvandeNederlandseMalacologi- scheVereniging.Reedsopjongeleeftijdraaktehijgeïnteres- seerdinland-enzoetwatermollusken.Zijnspecialeaandacht 131 ginguitnaardesoortenvandefamilieClausiliidae.Geleide- lijkaanwerdhijgebiologeerddoordeerwtenmosseltjes (Sphaeriidae)inhetbijzonderdesoortenvanhetgeslacht Pisidium.Hetgrootstedeelvanzijnwerkzamelevenwashij ambtenaarindiplomatiekedienstteParijs.Zijncollectieland- enzoetwatermollusken(12.000monsters)enSphaeriidae (13.000monsters),zijnboekenenarchievenzijngeschonken aanhetvoormaligeZoölogischMuseumAmsterdamenzijn nuopgenomenindecollectievanNaturalisBiodiversity CenterteLeiden.Delaatstedriejaarvanzijnlevenbrachthij doorineenverzorgingsappartementinBaarnwaarhijtotaan zijndooddeinteresseindemalacologiebehield.Hijoverleed indeochtendvan7juli2011.Aleerderverscheeneensupple- mentvanSpirula(Moolenbeeketal.,2004)eneensupplement vanBasteria(Moolenbeeketal.,2006)gewijdaan drJ.G.J.Kuiper.Eenafscheidrede,uitgesprokendoorVan Bruggen(2011),werdeveneensindeSpirulagepubliceerd. Keywords:Historyofmalacology,obituary,Sphaeriidae,Pisidium Basteria76(4-6):131-132(2012) B76-Moolenbeek:Basteria-2010 05/12/2012 20:20 Page 132 JohannesGijsbertusJacobusKuiperwasbornonSeptember Leiden.AsaresultofallhisworkfortheNetherlandsMala- 3,1914inTynaarlo,theNetherlands.From1917until1921 cologicalSocietyhewasmadeanhonorarymember. heresidedwithhisparents,brothersandsistersinthe In2008,afternearly60yearsinParis,hemovedtoare- DutchEastIndies(nowIndonesia).Theeldestchildrenwere tirementhomeinBaarn(theNetherlands).Untilhisdeath senttotheNetherlandsfortheireducation.Asaresultofthe heremainedinterestedinmalacologyandhepassedaway deathofhisfatherin1933andtheeconomiccrisishedidnot inthemorningofJuly7,2011. havetheopportunitytogotouniversity.Duringtheyears ForamoredetaileddescriptionofthelifeofHansKuiper 1936-1937hetriedtofindajobintheDutchEastIndiesbut andabibliographyIrefertotwoarticlesinsupplement1of beingunsuccessfulhereturnedtotheNetherlands.Inthe theSpirula(Kuiper,2004;Moolenbeeketal.,2004)andtothe meantimehisinterestinmalacologygrew,alsostimulated specialKuipersupplement3ofBasteria(Moolenbeeketal., byhismotherwhohadregularlysenthimbeautifulshells 2006).AfarewellspeechatthecremationceremonybyVan duringhischildhood.Attheendofthethirtiesoflastcen- Bruggen(2011)wasalsopublishedinthejournalSpirula. turyhemadecollectingtripstoCorsica(France),Dalmatia, ThanksareduetoBramvanderBijl,MikeFilmerandDolf CroatiaandBosnia(formerYugoslavia). vanBruggenfortheircorrectionsandremarks. Hismaininterestwaslandmolluscs,especiallythe speciesofthefamilyClausiliidae. Additions to the biography of Moolenbeek, R.G., In1939heobtainedapositionattheDutchembassyin Coomans, H.E. & François, M., 2004 Berlin(Germany).Thiswasthestartofhislongdiplomatic career,butallofhisfreetimewasdedicatedtocollecting Kuiper,J.G.J.,2009.FossilrecordsofPalaearcticPisidiumspeciesintrop- andstudyingmolluscs.Withagrowingcollectionhereal- icalAfrica.–ZoölogischeMededelingen83:593-594. izedthatyouhadtospecializeyourselfinasocalled‘prob- Kuiper,H.[J.G.J],2009.DeNederlandseMalacologischeVereniging, 132 lem’familytohavegoodresults.Althoughhestillcollected vijfenzeventigjaar.In:Cadée,G.C.,VanLeeuwen,S.&TerPoorten, allkindsofland-andfreshwatermolluscs,hismaininterest J.J.(red.),Schitterendeschelpenenslijmerigeslakken:7,Leiden. becamethestudyofthesmallfreshwaterbivalvesofthe VanBruggen,D.[A.C.]&Kuiper,H.[J.G.J.],2009.DeNederlandseMa- familySphaeriidaeandinparticularthespeciesofthegenus lacologischeVereniging:tweecrisesinvijfenzeventigjaar.In: Pisidium.HecollectedalloverinEuropewithspecialinter- Cadée,G.C.,VanLeeuwen,S.&TerPoorten,J.J.(red.),Schitterende estformolluscsinalpinelakesandacollectingtripwith schelpenenslijmerigeslakken:80-83,Leiden. DrsVanRegterenAltenaandBrandtinCyrenaika(now VanLeeuwen,S.&Kuiper,H.[J.G.J.],2010.SphaeriidaeopdeNeder- Libya)wascertainlyahighlight. landseWaddeneilanden.–DeKreukel45:95-108. Thegreaterpartofhislifehewasemployedatthe‘Insti- tutNeerlandais’inParisandinthiscityheliveduntil2008. In1984theUniversityofAmsterdambestoweduponhim References thetitle‘Doctorhonoriscausa’inrecognitionofhisscientific studiesinmalacology.Hiscollectionsofland-andfreshwa- Kuiper,J.G.J.,2004.MijnPisidiumverhaal.–Spirula,supplement1:2-20. termolluscs(12,000samples)andSphaeriidae(13,000sam- Moolenbeek,R.G.,Coomans,H.E.&François,M.,2004.Bibliografievan ples)weredonatedtotheZoölogischMuseumAmsterdam Dr.J.G.J.Kuiper.–Spirula,supplement1:21-25. [ZMA](partoftheUniversityofAmsterdam).Alsohisli- Moolenbeek,R.G.,Coomans,H.E.&François,M.,2006.J.G.J.Kuiper– braryandarchivesweredonatedtothismuseumandfol- 90years.–Basteria,supplement3:3-4. lowingamergeofZMAwithNaturalisin2011these VanBruggen,A.C.,2011.HerinneringenaanDr.J.G.J.(Hans)Kuiper, collectionsarenowpartofNaturalisBiodiversityCenter, 1914-2011.–Spirula382:94-95. Basteria76(1-3)

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