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Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme

1807 – 1869

Italian entomologist

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About Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme

Lived 1807 – 1869 (aged 61). Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme was a French and Italian entomologist, politician, naturalist, ornithologist, scientific illustrator and painter.

Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme (or François de Brême, or François Gattineau de Brême, or Ferdinando Arborio di Gattinara), Duc de Sartirana Lomellina, marquis de Breme (30 April 1807 in Milan – 23 January 1869 in Florence) was an Italian naturalist and entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and Diptera. He was a sénateur of the Société entomologique de France and president of that society in 1844.

Selected works Essai Monographique et Iconographique de la Tribu des Cossyphides. Paris : Lacheze (1842). "Note sur le genre Ceratitis de Macleay". Ann. Soc. Entomol. de France 11: 183-90 (1842).

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Important facts

Born

30 April 1807, Milan

Birth century

19th century

Died

21 January 1869, Florence

Occupation

Entomologist, politician, naturalist, ornithologist, scientific illustrator, painter

Nationality

France, Kingdom of Italy

Positions held

Senator of the Kingdom of Sardinia

Awards

Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

Also known as

Breme, Ferdinando Arborio di Gattinara, Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara duca di Sartirana marchese di Breme, Ferdinand Brême, Marquis de Brême, Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Brem

Duc de Sartirana Lomellina

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme's

Joseph Fourier

1768 – 1830

Mathematician

Alexander von Humboldt

Hans Christian Ørsted

1777 – 1851

Physicist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme?

Italian entomologist (1807-1869)

When was Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme born?

Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme was born on 30 April 1807 in Milan.

When did Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme die?

Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme died on 21 January 1869 in Florence.

What was Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme's occupation?

Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme was an entomologist, politician, naturalist, ornithologist, scientific illustrator and painter.

What nationality was Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme?

Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme was French and Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme

· Wikidata: Q3068710

· DBpedia: Ferdinando Arborio Gattinara di Breme

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