Giuseppe Gibelli
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Giuseppe Gibelli was an Italian botanist and lichenologist
who was a native of Santa Cristina e Bissone
.
He originally studied medicine, earning his medical doctorate at the University of Pavia
. Later he studied botany and microscopy
in Germany. He became a professor of botany at the Universities of Modena (1874) and Bologna
(1879), and from 1883 to 1898 was a professor of botany and director of the botanical garden
at Turin
.
Gibelli is remembered for his pioneer studies of mycorrhiza
, the symbiotic
association between fungus and plant roots. With Giovanni Passerini
(1816-1893) and Vincenzo de Cesati
(1806-1883), he was co-author of Compendio della flora italiana, a compendium
of Italian flora that was published in 35 volumes between 1868 and 1886.
Lichenology
Lichenology is the branch of mycology that studies the lichens, symbiotic organisms made up of an intimate symbiotic association of a microscopic alga with a filamentous fungus....
who was a native of Santa Cristina e Bissone
Santa Cristina e Bissone
Santa Cristina e Bissone is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 km southeast of Milan and about 25 km southeast of Pavia...
.
He originally studied medicine, earning his medical doctorate at the University of Pavia
University of Pavia
The University of Pavia is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It was founded in 1361 and is organized in 9 Faculties.-History:...
. Later he studied botany and microscopy
Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples and objects that cannot be seen with the unaided eye...
in Germany. He became a professor of botany at the Universities of Modena (1874) and Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
(1879), and from 1883 to 1898 was a professor of botany and director of the botanical garden
Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino
The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale of the University of Turin...
at Turin
University of Turin
The University of Turin is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy...
.
Gibelli is remembered for his pioneer studies of mycorrhiza
Mycorrhiza
A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant....
, the symbiotic
Symbiosis
Symbiosis is close and often long-term interaction between different biological species. In 1877 Bennett used the word symbiosis to describe the mutualistic relationship in lichens...
association between fungus and plant roots. With Giovanni Passerini
Giovanni Passerini
Giovanni Passerini was an Italian botanist and entomologist , born on June 16, 1816 or 1819 in Pieve di Guastalla. He died on April 17 , 1893 in Parma ....
(1816-1893) and Vincenzo de Cesati
Vincenzo de Cesati
Vincenzo de Cesati was an Italian botanist who was a native of Milan.He studied natural history and law at the University of Vienna, and afterwards worked as a volunteer at the Collegium Nacionale de Vercelli. From 1868 to 1883 he was director of the botanical garden at Naples...
(1806-1883), he was co-author of Compendio della flora italiana, a compendium
Compendium
A compendium is a concise, yet comprehensive compilation of a body of knowledge. A compendium may summarize a larger work. In most cases the body of knowledge will concern some delimited field of human interest or endeavour , while a "universal" encyclopedia can be referred to as a compendium of...
of Italian flora that was published in 35 volumes between 1868 and 1886.