Bonaventure Corti
Bonaventura Corti (born February 26, 1729 in Viano in the province of Reggio Emilia , † February 3, 1813 in Reggio nell'Emilia ) was an Italian botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Corti ".
Live and act
Corti received his first training at the Jesuit College of Reggio nell'Emilia, where he first studied philosophy and mathematics, then also meteorology and physics with Lazzaro Spallanzani . The focus of his later research was in the field of biology, where he was particularly concerned with the study of lower organisms such as the shiverling , rotifers , ciliate and especially with candy algae .
In 1772, Corti first discovered the phenomenon of plasma flow in the large-lumen internodial cells of candelabrum algae and published it in 1774. However, his discovery was forgotten again, which is why Hugo von Mohl and Matthias Schleiden discovered this phenomenon independently of him .
Dedication names
Several algae were named in honor of Corti, e. B. Chara cortiana .
Fonts
- Bonaventure Corti: Osservazioni microscopiche sulla Tremella e sulla circolazione del fluido in una pianta acquajuola (Chara) . G. Rocchi, Lucca 1774 (207 pages, 3 pl.).
literature
- Daniela Silvestri: Corti, Bonaventura. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 29: Cordier-Corvo. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1983.
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Bonaventura Corti at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Corti, Bonaventure |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1729 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viano ( Province of Reggio Emilia ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1813 |
| Place of death | Reggio nell'Emilia |