Guido Lanfranco
Encyclopedia
Guido Lanfranco is a Maltese
writer on natural history
and folklore
.
and Dale Field Studies Centre in Wales
.
In 2004 Lanfranco won the annual Literary Prize on Folklore awarded by the Maltese National Council of Books.
Lanfranco has organized various exhibitions, mostly on flora, fauna, geology, science and folklore. Many of his publications and articles, illustrated by himself, have been published in local and foreign papers, magazines and journals. He has also written and lectured on Maltese history. He has organized many exhibitions and given numerous lectures on natural history, archeology, geology
, etc.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
writer on 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...
and folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
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Education
He was educated at Stella Maris College and St. Michaels College of Education. He pursued other courses at the University of MaltaUniversity of Malta
The University of Malta is the highest educational institution in Malta Europe and is one of the most respected universities in Europe. The University offers undergraduate Bachelor's Degrees, postgraduate Master's Degrees and postgraduate Doctorates .-History:The University of Malta was founded in...
and Dale Field Studies Centre in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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Career
Lanfranco was a teacher in various schools and a member of many educational boards and committees as well as local and foreign scientific societies. He was the first president of the Natural History Society of Malta, the Din L-Art Ħelwa and various other societies, and president of the Malta Folklore Society. He was awarded the Bronze Medal of Merit by the Conference of Civic Councils in 1969 and the Midalja Għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika in 1996.In 2004 Lanfranco won the annual Literary Prize on Folklore awarded by the Maltese National Council of Books.
Lanfranco has organized various exhibitions, mostly on flora, fauna, geology, science and folklore. Many of his publications and articles, illustrated by himself, have been published in local and foreign papers, magazines and journals. He has also written and lectured on Maltese history. He has organized many exhibitions and given numerous lectures on natural history, archeology, geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
, etc.
Publications
- Guide to the Flora of Malta (1955, 1969),
- A Guide to the Fishes of Malta (1958, 1965, 1974),
- Duwa u Semm fil-Ħxejjex Maltin (1975),
- Lampuki u Ħut: Ġabra ta’ riċetti u informazzjoni (1989)
- Ħxejjex Mediċinali u Oħrajn fil-Gżejjer Maltin (1993).