Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Schinz was also curator of the natural history society of Zurich , and was the author of many important zoological works between 1824 and 1852 .
Simplified: Schinz was also curator of the Natural History Society of Zurich . He also wrote a lot of important zoological books between 1824 and 1852 .