Vincenzo Raimondini
Vincenzo Raimondini (* 1758 in Messina , † 1811 in Naples ) was an Italian geologist.
Raimondini studied medicine, chemistry, geology and mineralogy in Naples and went on a study trip to Germany and France with several other scientists from Naples in 1789. In 1793 he was again in Germany with the then leading geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner . He then dealt with mineralogy, geology and metallurgy, working with his friend Andrea Savaresi , among other things in the geological mapping of the kingdom and in the appraisal and improvement of ironworks in Calabria.
He became Director of the Royal Minerals Cabinet in Naples and Inspector of Waters and Forests of the Kingdom of Naples, with special responsibility for geology and mineralogy. In addition to Giuseppe Melograni (1750-1827) and Matteo Tondi (1762-1835) he taught mineralogy at the University of Naples and became a professor.
References and comments
- ↑ Dietrich von Engelhardt, German-Russian Science Relations around 1800 in a European Context ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in Riha, Fischer, Science as a Communication Space between Germany and Russia in the 19th Century, Shaker Verlag 2011, p. 37
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raimondini, Vincenzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1758 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Messina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1811 |
| Place of death | Naples |