Emilio Chiovenda (18 May 1871 – 19 February 1941) was an Italian botanist.[1]
Chiovenda was born in Rome in 1871 to a family originating from rural Piedmont. He was educated at the Collegio Rosmini in Stresa and Domodossola College before graduating in Natural Sciences from the University of Rome in 1898.[2] He frequently collaborated with Pietro Romualdo Pirotta, under whom he had studied in Rome, including on an unfinished catalogue of flora in Rome and on The flora of the colony of Eritrea.
He initially specialised in the flora of the Val d'Ossola valley in Piedmont, where his family had ancestral roots. He collected around 20,000 plant samples, now preserved at the department of Experimental Evolutionary Biology at Bologna University.
At the turn of the century he was appointed the first curator of the Colonial Herbarium (Erbario coloniale) in Rome, founded to preserve the plant species brought back by scientific expeditions to Italian colonies in East Africa in the preceding years. In 1909 he travelled extensively in Eritrea and Ethiopia to study indigenous plants, which made him a global authority on the flora of East Africa.[3][4]
In 1915 he moved with the Colonial Herbarium from Rome to Florence.
In 1930 he was appointed dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Modena. In 1935 he moved to Bologna, where he headed the Botanical Institute and managed the Botanical Garden.[5]
In 1941 Chiovenda died of cerebral thrombosis in Bologna. He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Premosello in Piedmont.
Flora della Colonia Eritrea 1903 (in collaboration with Romualdo Pirotta)
Flora delle Alpi Lepontine occidentali (1904–1935)
Flora somala Roma, Sindacato italiano arti grafiche, 1929
Pteridophyta Catania, Tip. Giandolfo, 1929
Il papiro in Italia : un interessante problema di biologia, sistematica e fitogeografia Forli, Tip. Valbonesi, 1931
Referencesedit
^Ib Friis; Olof Ryding (2001). "The identity of Polyscias lepidota Chiov. (1940) A name missing in Vol. 3 of the Flora of Ethiopia by Ib Friis". Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea at the Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen, August 25–27, 1999. Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. pp. 439 pages. ISBN87-7876-246-4.
^Giacomini, Valerio. "CHIOVENDA, Emilio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 25 (1981). Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
^. La storia dell'Orto Botanico Catanese (in Italian). Università degli Studi di Catania. 2004-07-10. Archived from the original on 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
^. Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna (in Italian). Sistema Museale di Ateneo. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
emilio, chiovenda, 1871, february, 1941, italian, botanist, chiovenda, born, rome, 1871, family, originating, from, rural, piedmont, educated, collegio, rosmini, stresa, domodossola, college, before, graduating, natural, sciences, from, university, rome, 1898,. Emilio Chiovenda 18 May 1871 19 February 1941 was an Italian botanist 1 Chiovenda was born in Rome in 1871 to a family originating from rural Piedmont He was educated at the Collegio Rosmini in Stresa and Domodossola College before graduating in Natural Sciences from the University of Rome in 1898 2 He frequently collaborated with Pietro Romualdo Pirotta under whom he had studied in Rome including on an unfinished catalogue of flora in Rome and on The flora of the colony of Eritrea He initially specialised in the flora of the Val d Ossola valley in Piedmont where his family had ancestral roots He collected around 20 000 plant samples now preserved at the department of Experimental Evolutionary Biology at Bologna University At the turn of the century he was appointed the first curator of the Colonial Herbarium Erbario coloniale in Rome founded to preserve the plant species brought back by scientific expeditions to Italian colonies in East Africa in the preceding years In 1909 he travelled extensively in Eritrea and Ethiopia to study indigenous plants which made him a global authority on the flora of East Africa 3 4 In 1915 he moved with the Colonial Herbarium from Rome to Florence From 1926 to 1929 he was professor of botany at the University of Catania In 1930 he was appointed dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Modena In 1935 he moved to Bologna where he headed the Botanical Institute and managed the Botanical Garden 5 In 1941 Chiovenda died of cerebral thrombosis in Bologna He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Premosello in Piedmont The standard author abbreviation Chiov is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 6 Selected publications editFlora della Colonia Eritrea 1903 in collaboration with Romualdo Pirotta Flora delle Alpi Lepontine occidentali 1904 1935 Flora somala Roma Sindacato italiano arti grafiche 1929 Pteridophyta Catania Tip Giandolfo 1929 Il papiro in Italia un interessante problema di biologia sistematica e fitogeografia Forli Tip Valbonesi 1931References edit Ib Friis Olof Ryding 2001 The identity of Polyscias lepidota Chiov 1940 A name missing in Vol 3 of the Flora of Ethiopia by Ib Friis Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea at the Carlsberg Academy Copenhagen August 25 27 1999 Kgl Danske Videnskabernes Selskab pp 439 pages ISBN 87 7876 246 4 Giacomini Valerio CHIOVENDA Emilio Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 25 1981 Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana Retrieved 31 July 2012 Aluka Chiovenda Emilio 1871 1941 African Plants Ithaka Harbors Inc Retrieved 2008 05 11 Emilio Chiovenda La storia dell Orto Botanico Catanese in Italian Universita degli Studi di Catania 2004 07 10 Archived from the original on 2007 08 22 Retrieved 2008 05 11 Emilio Chiovenda Alma Mater Studiorum Universita di Bologna in Italian Sistema Museale di Ateneo Archived from the original on 2008 02 01 Retrieved 2008 05 11 International Plant Names Index Chiov External links edit nbsp Data related to Emilio Chiovenda at Wikispecies Works by or about Emilio Chiovenda at Internet Archive Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale Erbario dell Universita PDF in Italian Archived from the original PDF on 2005 12 10 Retrieved 2008 05 11 Descrizione dell Erbario Alma Mater Studiorum Universita di Bologna in Italian Sistema Museale di Ateneo Archived from the original on 2008 05 02 Retrieved 2008 05 11 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an Italian botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emilio Chiovenda amp oldid 1167884566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
