Juan Ignacio Molina

Juan Ignacio Molina (* June 24, 1740 in Guaraculén / Linares / Región del Maule, † September 12, 1829 in Bologna) was a Chilean priest and naturalist, also known as Abate Molina. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Molina ".

Life and work

Molina was educated at the Jesuit school in Concepción. He was in 1768 forced to leave Chile, when the Jesuits were expelled from the Spanish Empire.

In 1773 he settled in Bologna, where he became professor of natural sciences. Molina wrote in 1776 a first treatise on the natural history of Chile.

According to him, the two plant species Molinia from the family of grasses ( Poaceae ) and Moliniopsis and the magazine " Moliniana " are named.

Works

  • Compendio della storia geografica, naturale e civili del regno del Chile ( 1776)
  • Ensayo sobre la historia natural de Chile ( 1782 )
  • Attempt at a natural history of Chili. Leipzig:. Friedrich Gotthold Jacobäer, 1784 346 pages. Translation by J. D. Brandis Saggio sulla storia naturale de Chili ( 1782 )
  • Ensayo sobre la historia Civil de Chile (1787 )
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