Torquato Taramelli

Torquato Taramelli (born October 15, 1845 in Bergamo , † March 31, 1922 in Pavia ) was an Italian geoscientist . He founded the Italian Institute of Geology ( Italian Istituto geologico italiano ) and was co-founder of several other Italian organizations in this field, where he made a significant contribution to bring this science in Italy to a European level.

After graduating from the Milan Polytechnic with a degree in natural sciences at the age of 19 , he became an assistant to Antonio Stoppani and devoted himself to geological studies in Friuli , the Trieste area and Istria . He made a fundamental contribution to the creation of the first geological map of Italy. In 1874 he founded the Società Alpina Friulana, a section of the Club Alpino Italiano , and became its first president.

He held the chairs of geology in Genoa , then, from 1875, in Pavia, where he also received the chair of paleontology . In the academic years 1888–89 and 1890–91 he was rector of the University of Pavia .

Based on his seismological studies , he created the first Italian network for geodynamic observations.

In 1879 he became a corresponding member of the Accademia dei Lincei , and in 1891 Socio nazionale (full member). He also belonged to the Accademia Roveretana degli Agiati and was President of the Società Geologica Italiana .

Torquato Taramelli was married to Clotilde Boschetti. The marriage of the eminent archaeologist and prehistorian Antonio Taramelli was born .

literature

Pietro Corsi: Taramelli, Torquato. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 94: Stampa – Tarantelli. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2019.

Web links

Commons : Torquato Taramelli - collection of images, videos and audio files

Entry in I professori dell'Università di Pavia (1859-1961) at the Centro per la Storia dell'Università di Pavia

Individual evidence

↑ La scuola - Storia e missioni. In: istaramellifoscolo.edu.it. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (Italian).
↑ Storia. In: alpinafriulana.it. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (Italian).
^ ^A ^b Pietro Corsi: Torquato Taramelli. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).

personal data
SURNAME	Taramelli, Torquato
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian geoscientist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bergamo
DATE OF DEATH	March 31, 1922
Place of death	Pavia

[1] La scuola - Storia e missioni. In: istaramellifoscolo.edu.it. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (Italian).

[2] Storia. In: alpinafriulana.it. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (Italian).

[DBI-3] A ^b Pietro Corsi: Torquato Taramelli. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).