Roberto de Viziani ( Italian: Roberto de Visiani ; 1800 - 1878 ) - Italian-Croatian botanist native to Dalmatia.
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| ital. Roberto de visiani | |
| Date of Birth | April 9, 1800 |
| Place of Birth | Sibenik , Dalmatia |
| Date of death | May 4, 1878 (78 years old) |
| Place of death | Padova , Italy |
| A country | Italy |
| Scientific field | botany |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Vis. " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
Biography
Roberto de Viziani was born on April 9, 1800 in Sibenik in the family of the famous doctor Giovanni Viziani and Mandalena Dražić. He studied at a school in Sibenik, then - at the gymnasium in Split . Then he entered the University of Padua , in 1822 he graduated with a doctorate in medicine. The next 4 years he worked as an assistant to Giuseppe Antonio Bonato .
In 1829, Viziani became a doctor in Kotor , in 1830 - in Drnis , in 1835 - Budva . Then he taught in Padua, as an associate professor, in 1837, after the death of Bonato, he was appointed full professor and director of the oldest in Europe Padua Botanical Garden . In May 1877, he resigned from all positions due to worsening health conditions.
Viziani died in Padua on May 4, 1878 .
The main focus of Viziani's research was the flora of Venice and Dalmatia . Most of the herbarium was transferred to the University of Padua (PAD).
Viziani named the city park in his hometown of Sibenik.
Some scientific publications
- Visiani, R. Stirpium dalmaticarum specimen. - Patavii, 1826. - 57 p.
- Visiani, R. Plantae quaedam Aegypti ac Nubiae. - Patavii, 1836 .-- 43 p.
- Visiani, R. Della origine dell'orto botanico di Padova. - Venezia, 1839. - 43 p.
- Visiani, R. Illustratione delle piante nuove. - Padova, 1840-1844. - 3 vols.
- Visiani, R. Flora dalmatica. - Lipsiae, 1842-1852. - 3 vols.
- Visiani, R. L'Orto botanico di Padova. - Padova, 1842. - 151 p.
- Visiani, R. Considerazioni intorno al genere ed alla specie in botanica. - Venezia, 1847. - 59 p.
- Massalongo, A .; Visiani, R. Flora de 'terreni terziarii di Novale. - Torino, 1856. - 47 p.
- Visiani, R .; Pančić, J. Plantae serbicae. - Venetiis, 1862-1870. - 3 vols.
- Saccardo, PA ; Visiani, R. Catalogo delle piante vascolari del Veneto. - Venezia, 1869. - 292 p.
Plant genera named after R. Viziani
- Visiania DC. , 1844 [= Ligustrum L. , 1753 ]
- Visiania Gasp. , 1844 [= Ficus L., 1753 ]
Notes
Literature
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1986. - Vol. VI: Sti — Vuy. - P. 754-759. - 926 p. - ISBN 90-313-0714-9 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .
Links
- Na današnji dan 1878. godine umro Robert Visiani (Croatian) . Grad Šibenik (May 9, 2013). Date of treatment March 30, 2014. Archived on May 9, 2013.