Ruggero Verity

Peter Verity 12:50, 6 June 2007 (UTC)Ruggero (or Roger) Verity

Roger 'Ruggero'Verity was born in Florence on 20 May 1883, the son of Richard Henry Manners Verity (1844 - 1926) and his wife Matilda daughter of Cav.Sebastiano Fenzi and Emily Verity. Roger Verity m 1 Jun 1922 Princess Giulia Gallarati–Scotti (b 20 Nov 1887, d 17 Jun 1938) daughter of Gian Carlo, Prince Mofetta, Duca di San Pietro in Galatina and Luigia, Duchess de Lodi di Giuseppina. Roger Verity was an Lepidopterist and the author of over 150 papers and books including Rhopalocera Palaeartica. Papilionidae and Pieridae (1905-1911, 454 pages), Le Farfalle diurne d’Italia (Butterflies of Italy (volumes, 1940-1953, 1 688 pages) and Les variations géographiques et saisonnières des Papillons diurnes en France (Geographic and seasonal variation of the butterflies of France) (three volumes, 476 pages). He was responsible for the naming of 2-3000 butterflies, his collection of close to 250,000 butterflies together with his library now in La Specola Museum, Florence. Lived in Florence and at Cicaleto (Villa Verity) at Caldine, dsi 4 Mar 1959, bd Sofiana, memorial in the family chapel at Cicaleto.

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Translated from French Wikipedia Cesare Conci et Roberto Poggi (1996), Iconography of Italian Entomologists, with essential biographical data. Memorie della Società entomologica Italiana, 75 : 159-382 Verity Family Collection at Glamorgan Records Office. See Wikipedia under Fenzi.