Giacomo Doria

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Giacomo Doria

Giacomo Doria
Born 1 November 1840
Died 19 September 1913
Nationality Italian
Fields naturalist

Marquis Giacomo Doria (1 November 1840 - 19 September 1913) was an Italian naturalist, herpetologist, 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 Persia with Filippo de Filippi (1862–63)[2] and in Sarawak with Odoardo Beccari (1865–66). He was an avid entomologist. In 1891 he was elected President of the Royal Italian Geographical Society.[3]

In the scientific field of herpetology, he described many new species of amphibians and reptiles, including several he described with Wilhelm Peters.[4][5]

Three animals are named after him, Doria's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus, Doria's Goshawk Megatriorchis doriae and Doria's Slug Limax doriae.


References

  1. ↑ Carla I. Salviati, "Benvenuti a Genova!: guida per i giovani viaggiatori", Giunti Editore (Firenze, Italy) 1997, ISBN 88-09-21247-9
  2. ↑ 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 1-4021-8341-0, p.6
  3. ↑ Patrick Boman, Luigi Balzan, Jean-Claude Roux, "Des Andes à l'Amazonie 1891-1893: Voyage d'un jeune naturaliste au temps du caoutchouc", Ginkgo éditeur, 2007, ISBN 2-84679-045-0, p.315
  4. ↑ Amphibian Species of the World 5.5, an Online Reference. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/.
  5. ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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