Giovanni Canestrini

Giovanni Canestrini ( born December 26, 1835 in Revà in Val di Non, † February 14, 1900 in Padua ) was an Italian scientist.

He became particularly as a zoologist with a research focus on Acarologie (mites customer) in appearance, but also provided significant contributions to Arachnologie, Ichthyology and other biological issues.

Biography

Canestrini first studied in Gorizia and in Meran, then he attended the University of Vienna, a degree in natural sciences where he made in 1861 (then still within the Faculty of Philosophy ). He returned to Italy and worked at the Natural History Museum in Genoa; In 1862 he became a professor of natural history at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 1869 then Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at the University of Padua.

On its own institute in Padua Canestrini founded the first bacteriological laboratory in Italy. He also taught at Padua, the first Italian chair of anthropology.

The history of science in Italy knows him as a champion of the theory of evolution by Charles Darwin. Darwin's 1859 published book "On the Origin of Species " was translated into Italian by Canestrini; these first Italian edition of the book appeared in 1864 under the title " Origine della specie ".

Canestrini counted in 1865 to the founding members of the Society of Natural Scientists in Modena ( " Società dei Naturalisti Modenesi " ) and its first president. After moving to Padua, he was Honorary Chairman of this company. In 1871 he founded the Veneto Trento territory Scientific Company (" Società Veneto di Scienze naturali Trentina ").

Major works

  • Origine dell'uomo. Milan, 1866.
  • Aracnidi italiani. 1868
  • Compendio di anatomia e zoologia Comparata, 3 vols. Milan, 1869, 1870, 1871.
  • Prime nozioni di antropologia. Milan, 1878.
  • Apicoltura. Milan, 1880.
  • La teoria dell'evoluzione esposta nei suoi Fondamenti. Turin, 1887.
  • Antropologia. , 1888.
  • Prospetto Dell'Acarofauna Italiana, 8 volumes. Padua, 1885-1899.
  • Sistema per la classe degli Acaroidei. 1891
  • Batteriologia. Milan, 1896.
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