About Pietro Romualdo Pirotta
Lived 1853 – 1936 (aged 83). Pietro Romualdo Pirotta was an Italian botanist.
Pietro Romualdo Pirotta (7 February 1853 – 3 August 1936) was an Italian professor of botany. He was made Knight of the Crown of Italy.
Pirotta identified the first outbreaks of Plasmopara viticola (grapevine downy mildew) in Italy. In 1917–1922 he played a key role in the creation of the National Park of Abruzzo. He served as president of the Italian Botanical Society.
Pirotta was elected to the Accademia dei Lincei in 1901 and to the Royal Academy of Italy in 1929.
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Who was Pietro Romualdo Pirotta?
Italian mycologist (1853-1936)
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Pietro Romualdo Pirotta was born on 7 February 1853 in Pavia.
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Pietro Romualdo Pirotta died on 3 August 1936 in Rome.
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Pietro Romualdo Pirotta was a botanist.
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Pietro Romualdo Pirotta was Italian.
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