Tomaso Antonio Catullo
Tomaso Antonio Catullo (born July 9, 1782 in Belluno , † April 13, 1869 in Padua ) was an Italian geologist, mineralogist, zoologist and paleontologist.
After studying mathematics, medicine and chemistry at the University of Padua , he became a teacher (professor) for natural history and chemistry at the high school in his hometown in 1811. He later moved to the Verona grammar school in a similar position . From 1829 he was professor of natural history at the University of Padua. In 1843/44 he was rector there.
In 1840 he became a member of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze . In 1836 the Medical Faculty of the University of Padua made him an honorary doctor of medicine .
Fonts
- Manuale mineralogico . Belluno 1812.
- Zoologia fossile delle province venete . Padua 1827.
- Sulle argille delle Alpi . Padua 1837.
- Trattato sopra la costituzione geognostica-fisica dei terreni . Padua 1837.
- Sulle caverne delle province venete . Venice 1844.
- Prodromo di geognosia paleozoica delle Alpi Venete . Modena 1847.
literature
- Maurizia Alippi Cappelletti: Catullo, Tomaso Antonio. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 22: Castelvetro – Cavallotti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1979.
Individual evidence
- ^ Maurizia Alippi Cappelletti: Tomaso Antonio Catullo. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Catullo, Tomaso Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian geologist, mineralogist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belluno |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1869 |
| Place of death | Padua |