Enrica Calabresi
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Enrica Calabresi was an Italian
zoologist, herpetologist, and entomologist. Her family was part of the Jewish community which has played an important role in Ferrara, continuously since the Middle Ages.
Enrica Calabresi graduated from the University of Florence
in natural sciences on July 1, 1914 with a thesis on the hedgehog, Sul comportamento del condrioma nel pancreas e nelle ghiandole salivari del riccio durante il letargo invernale e l’attività estiva. Since February 1, 1914, before graduating, she had been an Assistant in the Cabinet of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates in the University of Florence. In 1924 she obtained a teaching diploma and taught in the same university. In the academic years 1936-37 and 1937-38 she held the chair of Agricultural Entomology on the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Pisa
. She was secretary of the Italian Entomological Society
from 1918 to 1921. On December 14, 1938, she was declared unqualified to teach in state universities because of her race. From 1939 to 1943 she taught sciences in the Jewish School of Florence. In January 1944 she was arrested and held in the Santuario di Santa Verdiana where she committed suicide.
Italy
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zoologist, herpetologist, and entomologist. Her family was part of the Jewish community which has played an important role in Ferrara, continuously since the Middle Ages.
Enrica Calabresi graduated from the University of Florence
University of Florence
The University of Florence is a higher study institute in Florence, central Italy. One of the largest and oldest universities in the country, it consists of 12 faculties...
in natural sciences on July 1, 1914 with a thesis on the hedgehog, Sul comportamento del condrioma nel pancreas e nelle ghiandole salivari del riccio durante il letargo invernale e l’attività estiva. Since February 1, 1914, before graduating, she had been an Assistant in the Cabinet of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates in the University of Florence. In 1924 she obtained a teaching diploma and taught in the same university. In the academic years 1936-37 and 1937-38 she held the chair of Agricultural Entomology on the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Pisa
University of Pisa
The University of Pisa , located in Pisa, Tuscany, is one of the oldest universities in Italy. It was formally founded on September 3, 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, although there had been lectures on law in Pisa since the 11th century...
. She was secretary of the Italian Entomological Society
La Società Entomologica Italiana
La Società Entomologica Italiana, the Italian Entomological Society, is Italy’s foremost society devoted to the study of insects. The society is famous for promoting applied entomology and many of its past members have saved millions from deadly diseases such as malaria.The society was founded on...
from 1918 to 1921. On December 14, 1938, she was declared unqualified to teach in state universities because of her race. From 1939 to 1943 she taught sciences in the Jewish School of Florence. In January 1944 she was arrested and held in the Santuario di Santa Verdiana where she committed suicide.
Research
- In EntomologyEntomologyEntomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
she woked on Hoplopistiini, Arrhenodini and the genus Stratiorrhina - In HerpetologyHerpetologyHerpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles...
she worked on African Amphibia and Reptiles and on Vipera aspisVipera aspisVipera aspis is a venomous viper species found in southwestern Europe. Bites from this species can be more severe than from the European adder, V. berus; not only can they be very painful, but about 4% of all untreated bites are fatal... - In Invertebrate ZoologyInvertebrate zoologyInvertebrate zoology is the biological discipline that consists of the study of invertebrate animals, i.e. animals without a backbone...
she worked on the life history of CerianthariaTube-dwelling anemoneTube-dwelling anemones or cerianthids look very similar to sea anemones, but belong to an entirely different subclass of anthozoans. They are solitary, living buried in soft sediments...
of the Red SeaRed SeaThe Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...