Christian Hee Hwass (1731–1803) was a Danish malacologist who is remembered for his work in conchology.
Although he was born in Denmark, Hwass did most of his important work in France. He moved to Paris in 1780 and later to Auteuil in 1794. In France, he collaborated with famous scientists Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829) and Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher (1757–1830), a fellow Dane on a research trip in Paris during the 1780s. Lamy, E. 1930 Les conchyliologistes Bruguière et Hwass. Journal de Conchyliologie, Band 74, 1930, S. 42–59.
Hwass is remembered for amassing a large shell collection that included numerous rare specimens. Many European scientists used the collection as a reference work for their personal publications. Hwass's best-known written work was the 1792 publication of Encyclopedie Methodique. Although his friend, Jean Guillaume Bruguière (1750–1798), is often credited as author of the encyclopedia, the majority of the work was done by Hwass. Kohn, A. 1966 A chronological taxonomy of Conus, 1758–1840. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992 Dance, P. Shell collecting : An Illustrated History, London: Faber & Faber, 1966 Gosch, C. A. Christian Hee Hwass 1731–1803. Journal of conchology Band 11, 1905, S. 331–332 References
External links Dodge H. (1946). "A letter concerning the cones of Hwass and other collections in Switzerland". The Nautilus 59(3): 97-101.