Camillo Ranzani
Italian priest and naturalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Camillo Ranzani (22 June 1775 – 23 April 1841, Bologna) was an Italian priest and a naturalist. He was director of the Museum of Natural History of Bologna from 1803 to 1841 (now the Museum of Comparative Anatomy, one of the museums of the University of Bologna).[1] Ranzani wrote Elementi di zoologia which was published in Bologna from 1819 to 1825.
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Reverend Camillo Ranzani | |
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Born | (1775-06-21)June 21, 1775 |
Died | 23 April 1841(1841-04-23) (aged 65) |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Catholic priest, university teacher, naturalist |
Parent(s) | Tommaso Ranzani and Francesca Ranzani (née Sgarzi) |
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Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Academic advisors | Giuseppe Vogli |
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Discipline | Natural history, zoology, geology, paleontology |
Institutions | University of Bologna |
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