Giuseppe Colosi
Encyclopedia
Giuseppe Colosi was an Italian
zoologist
specialized in the study of crustacean
s and mysids in particular. From 1920 to 1924, he taught in Turin
, and he was the head of the zoological institute of the University of Florence
from 1940 to 1962.
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...
zoologist
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...
specialized in the study of crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s and mysids in particular. From 1920 to 1924, he taught in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, and he was the head of the zoological institute of 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...
from 1940 to 1962.
Literature
- Pardi, L.: Giuseppe Colosi. Discorso commemorativo..., presso l'Accademia dei Lincei, 1977. In Italian.