Giacomo Doria
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.jpg) Giacomo Doria
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| Born | November 1, 1840 |
| Died | September 19, 1913 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Fields | naturalist |
Marquis Giacomo Doria (November 1, 1840 - September 19, 1913) was an Italian naturalist and politician.
He was the founder of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa in 1867, and director from then until his death. It is now named for him as the Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria.[1] He collected in Iran with Filippo de Filippi (1862–63)[2] and in Myanmar with Odoardo Beccari (1865–66). He was an avid entomologist. In 1891 he was elected President of the Royal Italian Geographical Society.[3]
Three animals are named after him, Doria's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus, Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae and Doria's Slug Limax doriae.
[edit] References
- ^ Carla I. Salviati, "Benvenuti a Genova!: guida per i giovani viaggiatori", Giunti Editore (Firenze, Italy) 1997, ISBN 8809212479
- ^ William Thomas Blanford, "Eastern Persia. An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-71-72. Volume 2. The Zoology and Geology", Adamant Media Corporation, 1876, ISBN 1402183410, p.6
- ^ Patrick Boman, Luigi Balzan, Jean-Claude Roux, "Des Andes à l'Amazonie 1891-1893: Voyage d'un jeune naturaliste au temps du caoutchouc", Ginkgo Editeur, 2007, ISBN 2846790450, p.315
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