- Vitaliano Donati
Vitaliano Donati (1717-1762), born in
Padua inItaly , was an Italian doctor, archeologist, and botanist. He took the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1739.He was interested in
flora andfauna fromAdriatic , and in 1745 he published "Della storia naturale marina dell'Adriatico". This work was translated into many European languages.In 1750 Charles Emmanuel III, king of
Sardinia , offered him a chair ofBotany andNatural history at theUniversity of Turin . During his carrier as professors, he occupied also the chair ofMineralogy andGeology . He occupied the chair ofOrto Botanico dell'Università di Torino since 1750 until his death.In 1759, he visited
Egypt . He died in 1762, in theIndian Ocean , when he travelled on a Turkish ship toMangalore inIndia .Works
* "Della storia naturale marina dell'Adriatico", (1745).
* "Viaggio mineralogico nella Alpi occidentali di Vitaliano Donati" a cura di Giuse Scalva, ed. Editrice Compositori per l'Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sulla Montagna di Roma (INRM).Bibliography
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