Giuseppe Saverio Poli
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Giuseppe Saverio Poli
was an Italian
physicist
, biologist
and natural historian.
His collections, with those of the Royal Bourbon Museum, were the foundation of the Zoological Museum of Naples
. Specimens were from locations all over the world, and included, especially, Lepidoptera
, Cnidaria
and Molluscs.
was an Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
, biologist
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
and natural historian.
His collections, with those of the Royal Bourbon Museum, were the foundation of the Zoological Museum of Naples
Zoological Museum of Naples
The Zoological Museum of Naples, located in Naples, Italy, was founded by Gioacchino Murat in 1811. The first curator was Luigi Petagna. The founding collections were those of the Royal Bourbon Museum and the private collection of Giuseppe Saverio Poli...
. Specimens were from locations all over the world, and included, especially, Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
, Cnidaria
Cnidaria
Cnidaria is a phylum containing over 9,000 species of animals found exclusively in aquatic and mostly marine environments. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that they use mainly for capturing prey. Their bodies consist of mesoglea, a non-living jelly-like substance,...
and Molluscs.
Works
- La formazione del tuono, della folgore e di varie altre meteore giuste le idee del signor Franklin, Napoli, 1772, and Riflessioni intorno agli effetti di alcuni fulmini, Napoli (1773).
- Continuazione delle riflessioni intorno agli effetti di alcuni fulmini, Napoli (1774).
- Testacea Utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis 49 illustrata, ParmaParmaParma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
(1791–1795) I–III. - with Antonio Fabris and Vincenzo Dandolo. Elementi di fisica sperimentale , Five volumes Venezia. A. Curti (1798) Elementi di fisica at Google books