I have been asked to pass on the sad news that Bill Pettitt has died. While Bill
was Keeper of Invertebrate Zoology at The Manchester Museum, he was also a
long-standing member of the MCG. Bill was instrumental in developing early
databases and websites at the Manchester Museum. He was involved in the
development of Spectrum and Fenscore. Bill published a number of books
including "Information Management in Museums" (edited with Elizabeth Orna).
His curatorial expertise was with molluscs. He retired in the mid-1990s on
health grounds (he suffered from angina for many years) but continued with
voluntary work in the Museum until only a few years ago.
Malcolm Chapman
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