Amedeo John Engel Terzi
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Amedeo John Engel Terzi was an Italian
illustrator
and entomologist specialising in Diptera
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He was the son of Andrea Terzi (-1931), a lithographer and illustrator. His brother, Aleardo Terzi
(1870–1943), was also an artist working on poster advertising.
Amedeo Terzi was engaged by Sir Patrick Manson
(1844–1922) as an illustrator for the London School of Tropical Medicine
. He executed very numerous zoological illustrations, mostly of parasitic insects, principally Diptera, estimating that he had accomplished 37,000 drawings in the course of his career, in 55 books and more than 500 other publications.
In 1900, Terzi worked with Louis Sambon and George Carmichael Low
on mosquitoes transmitting malaria at Ostia
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In 1902 he joined the Natural History Museum
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Italy
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illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
and entomologist specialising in Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
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He was the son of Andrea Terzi (-1931), a lithographer and illustrator. His brother, Aleardo Terzi
Aleardo Terzi
Aleardo Terzi was an Italian illustrator and artist.He was born in Palermo. He died in Castelletto sopra Ticino in 1943.As an illustrator, Terzi was described as bringing Art Nouveau poster design to a world class level....
(1870–1943), was also an artist working on poster advertising.
Amedeo Terzi was engaged by Sir Patrick Manson
Patrick Manson
Sir Patrick Manson was a Scottish physician who made important discoveries in parasitology and was the founder of the tropical medicine field....
(1844–1922) as an illustrator for the London School of Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a constituent college of the federal University of London, specialising in public health and tropical medicine...
. He executed very numerous zoological illustrations, mostly of parasitic insects, principally Diptera, estimating that he had accomplished 37,000 drawings in the course of his career, in 55 books and more than 500 other publications.
In 1900, Terzi worked with Louis Sambon and George Carmichael Low
George Carmichael Low
George Carmichael Low was a Scottish parasitologist.He was born in Monifieth, Forfarshire, Scotland, the son of Samuel Miller Low, a manufacturer of flax machinery and educated at the University of St Andrews. Having gradusted MA from St Andrews he then studied for a medical degree at Edinburgh...
on mosquitoes transmitting malaria at Ostia
Ostia (quarter of Rome)
Ostia is a large neighbourhood in the XIII Municipio of the comune of Rome, Italy. Ostia is also the only municipio or district of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea and many Romans spend the summer holidays there. Sometimes it is confused with Ostia Antica, an archaeological area, that is nearby...
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In 1902 he joined the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
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