Antonio Alessandrini (30 July 1786,
Bologna
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– 6 April 1861 in the same city).
Antonio Alessandrini taught
comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny (the evolution of species).
The science began in the classical era, continuing in t ...
and
veterinary science
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...
at the
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna ( it, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (''studiorum''), it is the oldest university in continuo ...
. He was president of the
Accademia delle Scienze of the city and of the Zoology Division of the Ottava Riunione degli Italiani Scienziati in
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
(1846).
He published numerous articles in zoology and
parasitology
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them. As a biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in question but by their way of life. This means it fo ...
and was particularly interested in the physiology of the
silkworm
The domestic silk moth (''Bombyx mori''), is an insect from the moth family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of ''Bombyx mandarina'', the wild silk moth. The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar of a silk moth. It is an economically imp ...
.
Works
*(1838) Observazioni antomiche intorno a diverse specie di entozoarii de genere
Filaria
''Filaria'' is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in ...
. ''Nuovi Annali delle Science Naturali'' 1:1-17.
Other works see Wikipedia Italy
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1786 births
1861 deaths
Italian zoologists
Italian entomologists
Italian veterinarians
19th-century Italian physicians
Physicians from Bologna
Academic staff of the University of Bologna