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Caro Benigno Massalongo
Caro Benigno Massalongo (25 March 1852, Verona – 18 March 1928, Verona) was an Italian botanist who specialized in the field of hepatocology. He was the son of paleontologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (1824-1860). He studied botany at the University of Padua, receiving his PhD in 1873. In 1878 he was named professor of botany at the University of Ferrara. He was the author of 264 botanical publications. He was among the first to conduct systematic and scientific studies of plant galls. Eponymy * ''Massalongiella'', (family Nitschkiaceae), taxonomic authority Carlos Luigi Spegazzini (1889). * ''Massalongina'' (Ascomycota), taxonomic authority František Bubák (1916). * ''Massalongoa'', (family Aytoniaceae), taxonomic authority Franz Stephani (1905). Selected works * ''Le galle nella flora italica (Entomocecidii)'', 1893 – Plant galls of Italy (Entomocecidia). * ''Nuova miscellanea teratologica'', 1896 – New miscellaneous teratology. * ''Le piante crittogame del ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the second largest in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the Opera, opera season in the Verona Arena, Arena, an ancient Ancient Rome, Roman Amphitheatre, amphitheater. Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Scaliger, della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls. The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. Two of William Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
