Giovanni Battista Brocchi was born in Bassano del Grappa and studied jurisprudence at the University of Padua, but his attention was turned to mineralogy and botany. The Bassanese naturalist Antonio Gaidon, guided him towards his first scientific studies and was Brocchi's first master in the geological and mineralogical disciplines. Gaidon introduced Brocchi to the naturalists Giuseppe Olivi and Alberto Fortis, the latter accompanying Brocchi on geological excursions in the Bassano area.[1] In 1802 he was appointed professor of botany in the new lyceum of Brescia; but he more especially devoted himself to geological researches in the adjacent districts. The fruits of these labors appeared in different publications, particularly in his Trattato mineralogico e chimico sulle miniere di ferro del dipartimento del Mella (1808) a treatise on the iron mines of the Mella traditional region. These researches procured him the office of inspector of mines in the recently established Kingdom of Italy, and enabled him to extend his investigations over a great part of the country.[2]
In 1811 Brocchi produced a valuable essay entitled Memoria mineralogica sulla Valle di Fassa in Tirolo; but his most important work is the Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini, e sul suolo adiacente (2 vols., Milan, 1814), containing accurate details of the structure of the Apennine range, and an account of the marine shell fossils of the Italian Tertiary strata compared with existing species. These subjects were further illustrated by his geognostic map, and his Catalogo ragionato di una raccolta di rocce, disposto con ordine geografico, per servire alla geognosia dell' Italia (Milan, 1817). His work Dello stato fisico del suolo di Roma (1820), with its accompanying map, is likewise noteworthy. In it he corrected the erroneous views of Scipione Breislak, who conceived that Rome occupies the site of a volcano, to which he ascribed the volcanic materials that cover the seven hills. Brocchi pointed out that these materials were derived either from Monte Albano, an extinct volcano, twelve miles from the city, or from the Monti Cimini, still farther to the north.[2]
In 1814 Brocchi presented the thesis that species, like individuals, age and eventually die out — an idea that later influenced Charles Darwin.[3]
Several papers by him, on mineralogical subjects, appeared in the Biblioteca Italiana from 1816 to 1823. In the latter year, Brocchi sailed for Egypt, in order to explore the geology of that country and report on its mineral resources. Every facility was granted by Mehemet Ali, who in 1825 appointed him one of a commission to examine the territory of the recently conquered Kingdom of Sennar; but Brocchi fell a victim to the climate, and died at Khartoum on the 25th of September 1826, possibly of dysentery.[2][4] Much of his writings and collections are now housed in the Museo Civico di Bassano.
^Aranginu, S. (2018). Giovanni Battista Brocchi e la questione sullo statuto delle specie nella conchiologia fossile subappennina (in Italian). Cagliari.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brocchi, Giovanni Battista". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 622–623.
^David N. Stamos (2003). The Species Problem: Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology. Lexington Books. p. 236. ISBN978-0-7391-0503-0.
^"Brocchi, Giovanni Battista". Dizionario biografico Treccani (1972)
Stefano Dominici; Niles Eldredge. (2010). Brocchi, Darwin, and Transmutation: Phylogenetics and Paleontology at the Dawn of Evolutionary Biology. Evo Edu Outreach 3: 576–584.
March 17, 2024
giovanni, battista, brocchi, giovanni, battista, giambattista, brocchi, february, 1772, september, 1826, italian, naturalist, mineralogist, geologist, born, 1772, february, 1772bassano, grappa, republic, venicediedseptember, 1826, 1826, aged, khartoum, khediva. Giovanni Battista or Giambattista Brocchi 18 February 1772 25 September 1826 was an Italian naturalist mineralogist and geologist Giovanni Battista BrocchiBorn 1772 02 18 February 18 1772Bassano del Grappa Republic of VeniceDiedSeptember 25 1826 1826 09 25 aged 54 Khartoum Khedivate of EgyptAlma materUniversity of PaduaScientific careerAuthor abbrev botany BrocchiBiography editGiovanni Battista Brocchi was born in Bassano del Grappa and studied jurisprudence at the University of Padua but his attention was turned to mineralogy and botany The Bassanese naturalist Antonio Gaidon guided him towards his first scientific studies and was Brocchi s first master in the geological and mineralogical disciplines Gaidon introduced Brocchi to the naturalists Giuseppe Olivi and Alberto Fortis the latter accompanying Brocchi on geological excursions in the Bassano area 1 In 1802 he was appointed professor of botany in the new lyceum of Brescia but he more especially devoted himself to geological researches in the adjacent districts The fruits of these labors appeared in different publications particularly in his Trattato mineralogico e chimico sulle miniere di ferro del dipartimento del Mella 1808 a treatise on the iron mines of the Mella traditional region These researches procured him the office of inspector of mines in the recently established Kingdom of Italy and enabled him to extend his investigations over a great part of the country 2 In 1811 Brocchi produced a valuable essay entitled Memoria mineralogica sulla Valle di Fassa in Tirolo but his most important work is the Conchiologia fossile subapennina con osservazioni geologiche sugli Apennini e sul suolo adiacente 2 vols Milan 1814 containing accurate details of the structure of the Apennine range and an account of the marine shell fossils of the Italian Tertiary strata compared with existing species These subjects were further illustrated by his geognostic map and his Catalogo ragionato di una raccolta di rocce disposto con ordine geografico per servire alla geognosia dell Italia Milan 1817 His work Dello stato fisico del suolo di Roma 1820 with its accompanying map is likewise noteworthy In it he corrected the erroneous views of Scipione Breislak who conceived that Rome occupies the site of a volcano to which he ascribed the volcanic materials that cover the seven hills Brocchi pointed out that these materials were derived either from Monte Albano an extinct volcano twelve miles from the city or from the Monti Cimini still farther to the north 2 In 1814 Brocchi presented the thesis that species like individuals age and eventually die out an idea that later influenced Charles Darwin 3 Several papers by him on mineralogical subjects appeared in the Biblioteca Italiana from 1816 to 1823 In the latter year Brocchi sailed for Egypt in order to explore the geology of that country and report on its mineral resources Every facility was granted by Mehemet Ali who in 1825 appointed him one of a commission to examine the territory of the recently conquered Kingdom of Sennar but Brocchi fell a victim to the climate and died at Khartoum on the 25th of September 1826 possibly of dysentery 2 4 Much of his writings and collections are now housed in the Museo Civico di Bassano The standard author abbreviation Brocchi is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 5 References edit Aranginu S 2018 Giovanni Battista Brocchi e la questione sullo statuto delle specie nella conchiologia fossile subappennina in Italian Cagliari a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Brocchi Giovanni Battista Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 4 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 622 623 David N Stamos 2003 The Species Problem Biological Species Ontology and the Metaphysics of Biology Lexington Books p 236 ISBN 978 0 7391 0503 0 Brocchi Giovanni Battista Dizionario biografico Treccani 1972 International Plant Names Index Brocchi Further reading editStefano Dominici Niles Eldredge 2010 Brocchi Darwin and Transmutation Phylogenetics and Paleontology at the Dawn of Evolutionary Biology Evo Edu Outreach 3 576 584 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni Battista Brocchi amp oldid 1121467170, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
