Vincenzo, Count Dandolo
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Vincenzo, Count Dandolo Italian
chemist
and agriculturist
, was born at Venice
of good family, though not of the same house as the famous doges
, and began his career as a physician.
He was a prominent opponent of the oligarchical party in the revolution which took place on the approach of Napoleon
; and he was one of the envoys sent to seek the protection of the French
. When the request was refused, and Venice was placed under Austria
, he removed to Milan
, where he was made member of the great council. In 1799, on the invasion of the Russia
ns and the overthrow of the Cisalpine republic
, Dandolo retired to Paris
, where, in the same year, he published his treatise Les Hommes nouveaux, d'operer une regeneration nouvelle. But he soon after returned to the neighborhood of Milan to devote himself to scientific agriculture.
In 1805 Napoleon made him governor of Dalmatia
, with the title of provediteur general, in which position Dandolo distinguished himself by his efforts to remove the wretchedness and idleness of the people, and to improve the country by draining the pestilential marshes and introducing better methods of agriculture. When, in 1809, Dalmatia was re-annexed to the Illyrian provinces, Dandolo returned to Venice, having received as his reward from the French emperor the title of count and several other distinctions. He died in Varese on the 13th of December 1819.
Dandolo published in Italian
several treatises on agriculture, vine-cultivation, and the rearing of cattle and sheep; a work on silkworms, which was translated into French
by Fontanelle; a work on the discoveries in chemistry which were made in the last quarter of the 18th century (published 1796); and translations of several of the best French works on chemistry.
Italy
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chemist
Chemistry
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and agriculturist
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, was born at Venice
Venice
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of good family, though not of the same house as the famous doges
Doge of Venice
The Doge of Venice , often mistranslated Duke was the chief magistrate and leader of the Most Serene Republic of Venice for over a thousand years. Doges of Venice were elected for life by the city-state's aristocracy. Commonly the person selected as Doge was the shrewdest elder in the city...
, and began his career as a physician.
He was a prominent opponent of the oligarchical party in the revolution which took place on the approach of Napoleon
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
; and he was one of the envoys sent to seek the protection of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. When the request was refused, and Venice was placed under Austria
Austria
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, he removed to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, where he was made member of the great council. In 1799, on the invasion of the Russia
Russia
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ns and the overthrow of the Cisalpine republic
Cisalpine Republic
The Cisalpine Republic was a French client republic in Northern Italy that lasted from 1797 to 1802.-Birth:After the Battle of Lodi in May 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states: one to the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one to the north, the Transpadane...
, Dandolo retired to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where, in the same year, he published his treatise Les Hommes nouveaux, d'operer une regeneration nouvelle. But he soon after returned to the neighborhood of Milan to devote himself to scientific agriculture.
In 1805 Napoleon made him governor of Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, with the title of provediteur general, in which position Dandolo distinguished himself by his efforts to remove the wretchedness and idleness of the people, and to improve the country by draining the pestilential marshes and introducing better methods of agriculture. When, in 1809, Dalmatia was re-annexed to the Illyrian provinces, Dandolo returned to Venice, having received as his reward from the French emperor the title of count and several other distinctions. He died in Varese on the 13th of December 1819.
Dandolo published in Italian
Italian language
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several treatises on agriculture, vine-cultivation, and the rearing of cattle and sheep; a work on silkworms, which was translated into French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
by Fontanelle; a work on the discoveries in chemistry which were made in the last quarter of the 18th century (published 1796); and translations of several of the best French works on chemistry.