Edgar Allan Poe: Pioneering Mollusk Scientist

Reminds me of another fabulous author, Nabokov, with similar fascinations, but for butterflies. [1]

There is something so exhilarating to me about these polyglots who can produce some of the best literature in the last 200 years whilst also finding time for scientific work.

1. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/vladimir...