Giovanni Cobelli
Encyclopedia
Giovanni Cobelli (24 June 1849 – 22 January 1937) was an Italian
civil servant and amateur naturalist
.
After his studies in his home town of Rovereto
, he went to Vienna
to study natural history
. On his return to his birthplace he taught at the technical institute, a position he occupied until 1902. He directed, from 1879 to 1937, the Rovereto museum . He collaborated with his brother Ruggero Cobelli
(1838-1921), in various natural history researches, principally in entomology
. He also worked with the entomologist Bernardino Halbherr
(1844-1934).
Italy
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civil servant and amateur naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
.
After his studies in his home town of Rovereto
Rovereto
Rovereto is a city and comune in Trentino in northern Italy, located in the Vallagarina valley of the Adige River.-History:Rovereto was an ancient fortress town standing at the frontier between the bishopric of Trento - an independent state until 1797 - and the republic of Venice, and later...
, he went to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
to study natural history
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
. On his return to his birthplace he taught at the technical institute, a position he occupied until 1902. He directed, from 1879 to 1937, the Rovereto museum . He collaborated with his brother Ruggero Cobelli
Ruggero Cobelli
Ruggero Cobelli was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera.Born in Rovereto and the brother of Giovanni Cobelli, Ruggero Cobelli was a physician. His collection of Hymenoptera, Orthoptera and Homoptera Cicadinae is in the Museo Civico...
(1838-1921), in various natural history researches, principally in entomology
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
. He also worked with the entomologist Bernardino Halbherr
Bernardino Halbherr
Bernardino Halbherr was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and Heteroptera....
(1844-1934).
External links
Source
- Pietro Lorenzi & Silvio Bruno (2002). Uomini, storie, serpenti contributi alla storiografia erpetologica del Trentino-Alto Adige e Dintorni. Annali del Museo Civico di Rovereto, 17 : 173-274.