- Ruggero Verity
Ruggero Verity was an Italian
entomologist who specialised inbutterflies .Verity was born in
Florence on 20 May 1883, the elder son of Richard Henry Manners Verity (1844 - 1926) and his wife Matilda daughter of Cav. Sebastiano Fenzi and Emily Verity. Roger Verity married, on 1 Jun 1922, Donna Giulia dei Principi Gallarati–Scotti (b 20 Nov 1887, d 17 Jun 1938) daughter of Don Gian Carlo, Prince di Molfetta, Duca di San Pietro in Galatina, and Luigia Melzi D'Eril dei Duchi di Lodi.Roger Verity was a Lepidopterist and the author of over 150 papers and books including "Rhopalocera Palaeartica. Papilionidae and Pieridae" (1905-1911, 454 pages), "Le Farfalle diurne d’Italia" (Butterflies of Italy (volumes, 1940-1953, 1 688 pages) and "Les variations géographiques et saisonnières des Papillons diurnes en
France " (Geographic and seasonal variation of the butterflies of France) (three volumes, 476 pages).He was responsible for the naming of 2-3000 butterflies, his collection of close to 250,000 butterflies together with his library is now inLa Specola Museum, Florence.He lived in Florence and at
Cicaleto (Villa Verity) atCaldine , He died 4 Mar 1959 and is buried atSofiana . There is a memorial in the family chapel at Cicaleto.External links
* [http://www.lepidopterology.com/almanac/hist.htm Lepidopterology Gallery] Portrait
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Translated from French WikipediaCesare Conci et Roberto Poggi (1996), Iconography of Italian Entomologists, with essential biographical data. Memorie della Società entomologica Italiana, 75 : 159-382Verity Family Collection at Glamorgan Records Office.See Wikipedia under Fenzi.
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