Torquato Taramelli

Torquato Taramelli (* October 15, 1845 in Bergamo, † March 31, 1922 in Pavia ) was an Italian geoscientists. He founded the Italian Institute of Geology and was a founder of several other Italian organizations in this field, where he made ​​a significant contribution to bring this science in Italy to the European level.

After he had completed his degree in natural sciences at the Polytechnic of Milan at the age of 19, he became the assistant of Antonio Stoppani and devoted himself to geological investigations in Friuli, in the area around Trieste and Istria. He thus contributed fundamentally to the creation of the first geological map of Italy. In 1874 he founded the Società Alpina friulana, a section of the Italian Alpine Club, and was its first president.

He has held the chairs of geology in Genoa, then, from 1875, in Pavia, where he also received the Department of Palaeontology. In the academic years 1888-89 and 1890-91 he was rector of the University of Pavia.

Based on his seismological studies he created the first Italian network for geodynamic observations.

In 1879 he became a corresponding member of the Accademia dei Lincei, 1891 Socio nazionale ( Full Member). He also was a member of the Accademia degli Roveretana Agiati.

Torquato Taramelli was married to Clotilde, born Boschetti. The marriage sprang the eminent archaeologist and prehistorians Antonio Taramelli.

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• Entry in I professori dell'Università di Pavia (1859-1961) at the Centro per la Storia dell'Università di Pavia

• Geologist ( 19th century)
• University teachers (Genoa )
• University teachers (Pavia )
• Member of the Accademia dei Lincei
• Italian
• Born in 1845
• Died in 1922
• Man
• Member of the Accademia degli Agiati