Antonino de Bivona-Bernardi

Antonino (or Antonius) de Bivona-Bernardi (1774^[1] or 24 October 1778^[2][3] – 1837) was a Sicilian botanist, bryologist and phycologist.

Antonino de Bivona-Bernardi
Born	1774[1] or 1778[2][3] Messina, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	1837 (aged 62–63) Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Occupation	botanist

He was born in Messina, but was orphaned as a child, and moved to Palermo with the uncle who adopted him. He originally pursued law, but changed his studies to the natural sciences and studied botany under Giuseppe Tineo, director of the Palermo Botanical Garden. After graduating, he travelled to Naples and elsewhere in Italy, making the acquaintance of scientists such as Michele Tenore and Vincenzo Petagna. Professor Francesco Ferrara of Palermo entered a public dispute about deposits had found in Sicily, which he (Antonino), had discovered and thought were fossils.^[3] He returned to Palermo upon the death of his uncle, and began to publish botanical works that had great impact in Italy and Europe. He founded the scientific journal "L'Iride" ("The Iris") and obtained the post of Inspector-General of Waters and Forests, but died in Palermo during the cholera epidemic of 1837.^[2] His son Andrea Bivona was an agronomist and naturalist.

The genera Bivonaea and Bivonella (type of Fungi) are named for him.^[1][4]

References

1. Stafleu, Frans Antonie; Cowan, Richard S. (1976). Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Vol. I: A–G (2nd ed.). Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48631. ISBN 90-313-0225-2.
2. Key, Franco (n.d.). "Antonino Bivona Bernardi". Storia delle Scienze (in Italian). University of Palermo, Faculty of Sciences. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
3. Mira, Giuseppe M. (1976). Bibliografia Siciliana. Vol. I A-L. Palermo: Tipografia GB Gaudiano. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48631. ISBN 9031302244.
4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
5. International Plant Names Index.  Biv.