Pietro Rossi ( Italian: Pietro Rossi , 1738-1804) - Italian naturalist and entomologist.
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| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
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Author of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Rossi " . Personal page on IPNI website The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Rossi " . |
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Biography
Rossi's academic career began at the University of Pisa . Here in 1759 he became a doctor of philosophy and medicine, then from 1763 to 1801 he taught logic as a professor, before in 1801 he received the Department of Natural Sciences with a specialization in entomology, due to which today he is often called the first professor of entomology. His publications in this field, especially Fauna etrusca (1790) and Mantissa insectorum (1792), are considered pioneering in entomology. According to their taxonomy and biological nomenclature, they have retained their scientific significance even today. A significant part of his collection was from time to time owned by Johann Christian Ludwig Helvig in Braunschweig and is today in the Museum of Natural History of the University. Humboldt in Berlin.
In 1790, Rossi published two volumes of Fauna etrusca, in which he described terrestrial arthropods collected in Tuscany. Rossi described over 500 new species of arachnids and insects. After his death, his entomological collection was acquired by the Museum of Natural History of Milan.
In 1793, Rossi was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences .
Proceedings
- Fauna Etrusca: sistens insecta quae in Provinciis Florentina et Pisana praesertim collegit. 2 volumes, Livorno 1790
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 116631929 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ author citation
- ↑ Harvard Index of Botanists - Harvard University Herbaria and Libraries .
Literature
- R. Poggi / B. Baccetti: Pietro Rossi, naturalista toscano del '700. In: Accademici e qualche precursore, uno sguardo retrospettivo sull'entomologia italiana. Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia, Celebrazioni per i 50 anni di attività, Florenz 2001, p. 7-38