About Michelangelo Console
Lived 1812 – 1897 (aged 84). Michelangelo Console was an Italian botanist, known for Cactaceae.
Michelangelo Console (Palermo, 24 July 1812 – Palermo, 13 May 1897) was an Italian botanist primarily known for his work on cacti.
Life and work Michelangelo Console was professor of botany at the Palermo Botanical Garden, where he worked with French botanist Charles Antoine Lemaire. Console described the cactus genus Myrtillocactus in 1897, shortly before his death.
Charles Antoine Lemaire named the cactus genus Consolea in honor of Console.
Selected works Su taluni casi morfologici nella famiglia delle Cactaceae. In: Il Naturalista siciliano. Palermo 1883, p. 78–79, Online Myrtillocactus, nuovo genere di Cactaceae. In: Bollettino del Reale Orto Botanico di Palermo. Vol. 1, No. 1, 1897, p. 8–10.
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Who was Michelangelo Console?
Italian botanist (1812-1897)
When was Michelangelo Console born?
Michelangelo Console was born on 24 July 1812 in Palermo.
When did Michelangelo Console die?
Michelangelo Console died on 13 May 1897 in Palermo.
What was Michelangelo Console's occupation?
Michelangelo Console was a botanist.
What was Michelangelo Console known for?
Michelangelo Console was known for Cactaceae.
What nationality was Michelangelo Console?
Michelangelo Console was Italian.
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