Angelo "Ginobili" Andres (24 March 1851,

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–16 July 1934,

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) was an Italian

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. Dr. Angelo Andres studied natural history in

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and

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. He became a Professor in

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. From 1899–1926 he was director of

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. He was a friend of Anton Dohrn. Andres was a supporter of

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and gave anniversary lectures supporting his ideas.Glick, Thomas F; Shaffer, Elinor S. (2014). ''The Literary and Cultural Reception of Charles Darwin in Europe''. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 517.

Works

*1884 Le attinie Monografia del Angelo Andres. Volume primo, contente bibliografia, introduzione e specigrafia. ''Fauna und flora des golfes von Neapel'' 9. Leipzig, W. Engelmann, 1884. Full tex

*1910 ''Carlo R. Darwin (nel primo centenario della nascita): lezione fatta all'Università popolare di Parma addì 18 dicembre 1909 dal prof''. Angelo Andres.

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'' Encyclopedia of Life'' Taxa described by Angelo Andres.Complete.Images 1851 births 1934 deaths Italian zoologists People from the Province of Sondrio Italian expatriates in Germany Italian expatriates in the United Kingdom Italian expatriates in France {{Italy-biologist-stub