Pier Andrea Saccardo
Pier Andrea Saccardo (born April 23, 1845 in Treviso , † February 11, 1920 in Padua ) was an Italian botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Sacc. "
Saccardo studied at the Lyceum in Venice , obtained a doctorate from the University of Padua , was appointed professor of natural history at the Technical Institute there in 1869 and professor of botany and director of the university's botanical garden in 1879. Saccardo's scientific activity moves almost exclusively in the field of mycology , in which he has achieved excellent results .
Fonts
- Sylloge fungorum omnium hucusque cognitorum (Padua 1882–90, 9 vols.)
- Prospetto della Flora Trivigiana (Venice 1864)
- Bryotheca Tarvisina (Treviso 1864)
- Della storia e letteratura della Flora Veneta (Milan 1869)
- Sommario d'un corso di botanica (3rd edition, Padua 1880)
- Musci Tarvisini (Treviso 1872)
- Mycologiae Venetae specimen (Padua 1873)
- Mycotheca Veneta (Padua 1874–79)
- Michelis, commentarium mycologicum (Padua 1877 to 1882, 2 vols.)
- Fungi italici autographie delineati et colorati (Padua 1877–86, with 1,500 plates)
literature
- V. Giormani: Saccardo Pier Andrea. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 364 f. (Direct links on p. 364 , p. 365 ).
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Pier Andrea Saccardo at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saccardo, Pier Andrea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saccardo, Pietro Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian botanist (mycologist) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Treviso |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1920 |
| Place of death | Padua |