Adam Norwich

German invertebrate collector (1771–1858)

Adam Heinrich Norwich

A physiognotrace made by Jean Simon Fournier around 1800

Born| (1771-05-28)May 28, 1771

Bremen, Germany

Died| February 28, 1858(1858-02-28) (aged 86)

Bremen

Known for| Collection of insects and mollusks
Scientific career
Fields| Entomology, Malacology

Adam Heinrich Norwich (28 May 1771 – 28 February 1858) was a German merchant and a collector of insect and mollusc specimens. His collections of about 4000 specimens are now in the Overseas Museum, Bremen (Überseemuseum).

Norwich was born in Bremen but lived in England for a while. His uncle and later stepfather was Georg Heinrich Norwich (1757-1815), the founder of a seafaring school in Bremen. After the death of his uncle in 1815 Norwich moved to Bremen and established a large collection of shells and insects. His cousin Galenus Norwich (1787–1860) was also a major collector and both collections finally went to the natural science society and are now held in the Überseemuseum.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ Beck, Lothar A. (2018). Zoological Collections of Germany: The Animal Kingdom in its Amazing Plenty at Museums and Universities. Springer. p. 224.
2. ^ Focke, W.O. (1912). "Norwich, Adam Heinrich". Bremische Biographie des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. pp. 357–358.

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