Michele Spirito Giorna
Michele Spirito Giorna (born June 6, 1741 in Marene , † May 21, 1809 in Turin ) was an Italian zoologist ( ichthyology ) and anatomist .
Giorna was Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at the University of Turin . He was the first director of the Natural History Museum in Turin, which arose from collections of wealthy citizens and nobles (such as the insect collection of Count Spinola di Tassarolo). His successor as professor and museum director in Turin was Franco Andrea Bonelli (1784-1830). Another early explorer of the fauna of Piedmont was Giuseppe Gené (1780-1847), successor to Bonelli as professor, entomologist and author of a posthumously published Storia Naturale degli animali (1850).
He wrote the first treatise on the fish fauna of Piedmont (Mémoire sur les poissons 1805). In 1806 he reported on a flamingo killed in the Piedmont region.
He first described Lophotus lacepede .
In 1801 he became a member of the Turin Academy of Sciences and President of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze Naturali in Turin.
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- ↑ Michel-Esprit sometimes Frenchizes Giorna
- ^ Enrico Tortonese, Gli studi faunistici subalpini, Riv. Piem. Stud. Nat., 1, 1980, 5-16
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giorna, Michele Spirito |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian zoologist and anatomist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1741 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marene |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1809 |
| Place of death | Turin |