Arturo Issel
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Arturo Issel was an Italian
geologist
, palaeontologist, malacologist and archaeologist. He is noted for first defining the Tyrrhenian Stage
in 1914. Issel was also renown at the time for his work on codifying information within Anthropology and Ethnology, for which he is still remembered.
Issel participated in several expeditions to East Africa
, including that led by Orazio Antinori
and Odoardo Beccari
in 1870. He was appointed professor of Geology at the University of Genova in 1866. Issel was a close correspondent with anthropologist Elio Modigliani
, and helped promulgate his ideas. Issel's son, Raffaele Issel, followed in his footsteps and was appointed professor of zoology
at the University of Genova in 1923.
The Issel Bridge, an undersea ridge separating parts of the Tyrrhenian Sea
, and the Issel Seamount were named in Arturo Issel's honor.
In 1865 Professor Arturo Issel, an Italian geologist was searching for the presence of Neanderthal man in Malta. During one of his excursions in Wied Dalam, he came across a cave, half flled with soil and used as a cattle-pen. Issel thought that an excavation at the site could prove fruitful. He dug a trench in the cave’s loose soil and found human remains and a hippopotamus bone. Many followed Issel’s footsteps.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
, palaeontologist, malacologist and archaeologist. He is noted for first defining the Tyrrhenian Stage
Tyrrhenian Stage
The Tyrrhenian Stage is the last faunal stage of the Pleistocene in Italy. It runs from 0.26 million to 0.01143 million years ago. It overlaps with the end of the Middle Pleistocene and all of the Late Pleistocene...
in 1914. Issel was also renown at the time for his work on codifying information within Anthropology and Ethnology, for which he is still remembered.
Issel participated in several expeditions to East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
, including that led by Orazio Antinori
Orazio Antinori
Orazio Antinori was an Italian explorer and zoologist.Antinori was born in Perugia and studied natural history in Perugia and Rome. Afterwards he collaborated with Charles Lucien Bonaparte and illustrated Iconografia della Fauna Italica. From the middle of the 1840s he became interested in...
and Odoardo Beccari
Odoardo Beccari
Odoardo Beccari was an Italian naturalist perhaps best known for discovering the titan arum, the plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, in Sumatra in 1878...
in 1870. He was appointed professor of Geology at the University of Genova in 1866. Issel was a close correspondent with anthropologist Elio Modigliani
Elio Modigliani
Elio Modigliani was an Italian anthropologist, zoologist, and plant collector. Between 1886 and 1894, he explored Sumatra and a number of islands off its western coast. Modigliani visited Enggano Island between April 25 and July 13, 1891...
, and helped promulgate his ideas. Issel's son, Raffaele Issel, followed in his footsteps and was appointed professor of zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
at the University of Genova in 1923.
The Issel Bridge, an undersea ridge separating parts of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
, and the Issel Seamount were named in Arturo Issel's honor.
In 1865 Professor Arturo Issel, an Italian geologist was searching for the presence of Neanderthal man in Malta. During one of his excursions in Wied Dalam, he came across a cave, half flled with soil and used as a cattle-pen. Issel thought that an excavation at the site could prove fruitful. He dug a trench in the cave’s loose soil and found human remains and a hippopotamus bone. Many followed Issel’s footsteps.
External links
- works by Arturo Issel at Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...