About Antonino Borzì
Lived 1852 – 1921 (aged 69). Antonino Borzì was an Italian botanist, university teacher and mycologist.
Antonino Borzì (20 August 1852, in Castroreale – 24 August 1921, in Lucca) was an Italian botanist.
Life and career Antonino Borzì became a professor of botany at the University of Palermo in 1879 and at the University of Messina in 1892. In 1889 he was involved in reestablishing the Orto Botanico "Pietro Castelli" dell'Università di Messina. From 1892 to 1921 he was director of Orto botanico di Palermo.
Antonino Borzì was the first who described the biopolymer cyanophycin in 1887.
Works (selection) . Messina, 1883–1894 . Palermo, 1894–1909 . Messina, 1885 . Messina, 1884 . Messina, 1886 . Palermo, 1905 . Rome, 1911 . 1915 . Palermo, 1917 . Rome, 1920
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Italian botanist (1852-1921)
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Antonino Borzì was born on 20 August 1852 in Castroreale.
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Antonino Borzì died on 24 August 1921 in Lucca.
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Antonino Borzì was a botanist, university teacher and mycologist.
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Antonino Borzì was Italian.
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