Carlo Antonio Fornasini
Italian ivory trader and amateur field naturalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the field naturalist who worked in Mozambique. For the later palaeontologist who worked in Italy, see Carlo Fornasini.
Cavaliere Carlo Antonio Fornasini (1802/1805 – 1865) was an Italian ivory trader and amateur field naturalist who worked in Mozambique.[lower-alpha 2] He collected numerous specimens of animals, insects and plants, and presented them to the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna in his home city for scientific study. He is remembered for having had several taxa named in his honour during his lifetime.
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Cavaliere Carlo Antonio Fornasini | |
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Born | 1802 [1] or 1805 [2] |
Died | 1865 [2] (aged 59-60 or 62-63) |
Nationality | Italian |
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Years active | 1839 or 1842 – no later than 1866 |
Known for | The taxa named in his honour |
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