Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. IV, 1950 Sciences Scientists

Delpino, Federico

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DELPINO, FEDERICO. - Botanist, b. at Chiavari on 7 Dec. 1833, d. at Naples on 14 May 1905. In Florence he worked in the botanical museum and was appointed professor at the forestry institute of Vallombrosa. Subsequently he held the chairs of Genoa, Bologna and Naples. He held an anti-Darwinist and anti-materialist conception. He concerned himself with the fertilization of plants and may be considered the founder of plant biology.

Bibliography

BIBL.: F. Morini, in Rend. Acc. scienze di Bologna, new series, 9 (1904-1905), pp. 113-45 with a complete bibliography of the works.

Enrico Urbani

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV (1950), coll. 1387–1388.

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Urbani, Enrico. “Delpino, federico.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, coll. 1387–1388. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/delpino-federico.

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Urbani, Enrico. “Delpino, federico.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IV, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 1387–1388. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/delpino-federico.

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@incollection{ec4_delpino_federico,
  author    = {Urbani, Enrico},
  title     = {Delpino, federico},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IV},
  pages     = {1387--1388},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/delpino-federico}
}

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