Gastropods by Eddie Hardy | Conchology (original) (raw)
Born in 1944, I spent my childhood in a wide variety of countries: Great Britain, Egypt, Singapore, Germany, I finished school in Hong Kong. It was in these exotic locations I first discovered my fascination with shells.
Returning to the UK to Bristol, I attended University there, got married and made a career in the computer industry.
In 1996, whilst living in Amsterdam, I started the first version of gastropods.com. Retirement in 2003 created the time to really focus on building the site. Cruising with my wife, Rachel, I continued to roam the world: the Galapagos, Easter Island, the Amazon, the Arctic and everywhere in between with plenty of time at sea to work on gastropods.com. And, of course, there was plenty of time ashore at exotic locations to find new shells and explore their places of origin.
I continue to be a keen sheller and regularly update the website. Collaborating closely with Philippe Poppe, my site has now been modernized and integrated to conchology.be in order to protect and perpetuate the vast knowledge which has been curated.
We refer to Eddie Hardyin "Shellers" for a more detailed and complete biography.