Antonio Bertoloni

Antonio Bertoloni (born in Sarzana on February 8, 1775; died in Bologna on April 17. 1869) was an Italian botanist who made extensive studies of Italian plants. He also collected notable samples of Central American flora.[1]

Biography

He studied medicine and botany at the University of Pavia, afterwards (1796) continuing his medical education in Genoa. For a period of time he practiced medicine in his home town of Sarzana. In 1811 he returned to Genoa, where he served as a professor of physics at the Imperial Lyceum. In 1815 he was appointed professor of botany at the University of Bologna.[2]

Tributes

Selected works

His major work, "Flora Italica; sistens plantas in Italia et in insulis circumstantibus sponte nascentes", was issued in several volumes from 1833 to 1854.[5] This was followed by a monograph on Italian cryptogams called "Flora italica cryptogama" (1858). Other noteworthy publications by Bertoloni include:

Other works include:

References

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  1. International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
  2. Google Books Botanical Society
  3. Merriam Webster Dictionary Bertolonia
  4. First Nature Ophrys bertolonii, Bertoloni's Bee Orchid
  5. Biodiversity Heritage Library Flora italica
  6. OCLC Classify published works
  7. "Author Query for 'Bertol.'". International Plant Names Index.