Ferdinando Bassi

Ferdinando Bassi (* 1710 in Bologna ; † 1774 ) was an Italian botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Bassi ".

Live and act

Bassi came from a merchant family, but turned to the study of natural history and was a student of Giuseppe Monti . From 1763 he was prefect for exotic and rare plants in the Botanical Garden in Bologna. He was considered one of the most important Italian botanists of his time and was in scientific exchange with Carl von Linné , among others . In addition to botany, he also dealt with physics, chemistry and paleontology, among other things.

He owned a herbarium of around 4,300 species from 1,000 genera. It is now at the University of Bologna.

Honors

The plant genera Bassia All are named after him . and Neobassia A.J. Scott from the foxtail family (Amaranthaceae).

Web links

Herbarium of Bassi, University of Bologna
Author entry and list of the plant names described for Ferdinando Bassi at the IPNI

References and comments

^ Linnaeus correspondence with Bassi
↑ ^a ^b Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymic plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]

personal data
SURNAME	Bassi, Ferdinando
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian botanist
DATE OF BIRTH	1710
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bologna
DATE OF DEATH	1774

[1] Linnaeus correspondence with Bassi

[Burkhardt2018-2] Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymic plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]