The Società Geografica Italiana formed as a
geographic
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society
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in 1867 in
Florence
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Florence ...
, Italy, and moved to
Rome
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in 1872. As of 1924 it operated from headquarters in
Villa Mattei in the
Celio rione. The society began publishing a journal in 1868, and also sponsored scientific expeditions, such as one to
Ethiopia
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in 1876, led by
Orazio Antinori. In 1892 its members were among the first participants of the triennial .
Presidents of the society
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Cristoforo Negri, 1867-1872
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Cesare Correnti, 1873-1879
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Onorato Caetani, 1879-1887
* Francesco Nobili Vitelleschi, 1887-1891
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Giacomo Doria
Marquis Giacomo Doria (1 November 1840 – 19 September 1913) was an Italian naturalist, botanist, herpetologist, and politician.
He was the founder of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa in 1867, and director from then until his de ...
, 1891-1900
* , 1900-1906
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Antonino di San Giuliano, 1906
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Raffaele Cappelli, 1907-1915
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Scipione Borghese
Scipione Caffarelli-Borghese (; 1 September 1577 – 2 October 1633) was an Italian cardinal, art collector and patron of the arts. A member of the Borghese family, he was the patron of the painter Caravaggio and the artist Bernini. His legac ...
, 1916-1921
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Paolo Thaon di Revel
Paolo Camillo Thaon, Marquess of Revel (10 June 1859 – 24 March 1948), latterly titled with the honorary title of 1st Duke of the Sea, was an Italian admiral of the ''Regia Marina'' during World War I and later a politician.
Early life a ...
, 1921-1923
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Luigi Federzoni
Luigi Federzoni (27 September 1878 – 24 January 1967) was an Italian nationalist and later Fascist politician.
Biography
Federzoni was born in Bologna. Educated at the university there, he took to journalism and literature, and for several ye ...
, 1923-1926
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Pietro Lanza di Scalea, 1926-1928
* , 1928-1932
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Corrado Zoli, 1933-1944
* , 1944-1945
* , 1945-1955
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Giovanni Boaga, 1955-1961
* Riccardo Riccardi, 1962-1969
* Ferdinando Gribaudi, 1969-1971
* , 1971-1977
* Ernesto Massi, 1978-1987
* Gaetano Ferro, 1987-1997
* , 1997-2013
* Sergio Conti, 2013-2015
* , 2015–present
See also
* (library)
References
* This article incorporates information from the
Italian Wikipedia
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.
Bibliography
Issued by the society
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About the society
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Images
File:Societa geografica italiana 295.jpg, Villa Celimontana, Rome, which houses the society, 2007
File:Societa geografica italiana 302.jpg, Entrance to the society's offices in the Villa Celimontana, 2007
File:1904 office of Società Geografica Italiana in Rome.png, Office, 1904
File:DSCF38982.jpg, Photo archive of the society, 2007
External links
Official site* Società Geografica Italiana
Photo Archive(official site)
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1867 establishments in Italy
Geographic societies
Rome R. XIX Celio
Organizations established in 1867
Learned societies of Italy
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