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36: 506: 342:. Though he had already prepared great part of the materials necessary for its completion, and although the many articles contributed by him to various journals of natural history amply demonstrate the extent and accuracy of his knowledge, the work has unfortunately been left incomplete. 279:. He distinguished himself so much in the philosophical course that, even before he had completed his studies, he was occasionally employed by the professor Giuseppe Vogli as his substitute. When he was but twenty-two years of age, he was selected to fill the chair of philosophy at 361:, and the other members of the English school. His ability in this branch of science had been recognized even at an early period by Cuvier, who freely confessed his obligations to Ranzani for some important information of which he availed himself in his great work, 334:, was published in 1820; and was followed in 1821 and the succeeding years by the successive volumes as far as the tenth, at which the work was interrupted, partly by the ill-health of the author, partly by his occupations as 325:
of Italy, France, and Germany, and taken an active part in the proceedings of most of the Italian scientific and literary societies; but it was not till 1819 that he commenced the publication of his great work,
367:. Ranzani was engaged in preparing for the press a treatise on geology, containing the substance of his lectures during the five years from 1836 till 1841, when he died on April 28, 1841. His disciple 469:
Kemer, W. (1804). "Einige Bemerkungen zu dem Schreiben des Hr. Prof. Camillo Ranzani zu Bologna, an den Hrn. Abt Lichtenstein zu Helmstädt, die Luftzoophyten betreffend".
349:, a science which up to that time was regarded with much suspicion in the Italian universities. He had the honour of introducing to his countrymen the discoveries of 547:
Canadelli, Elena; Tonetti, Luca (2022). "Le collezioni bolognesi di storia naturale agli inizi del XIX secolo. La direzione "dimenticata" di Camillo Ranzani".
596: 251:. He was director of the Museum of Natural History of Bologna from 1803 to 1841 (now the Museum of Comparative Anatomy, one of the museums of the 292: 379:
A catalogue of his miscellaneous essays, lectures, dissertations, and contributions to periodical literature, will be found in the
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school in his native town. His talent attracted the notice of Giovanni Battista Respighi, a priest of the
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where he spent fourteen months. Ranzani returned to Bologna with a considerable collection of books,
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Camillo Ranzani was born at Bologna on June 22, 1775, son to a poor family. He attended the
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met him in Bologna in 1810 and was so impressed by his knowledge that he invited him to
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During the early part of his professorship he had been a frequent contributor to the
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succeeded him as professor of natural history at the university of Bologna.
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compelled him to return to Bologna, where he was appointed keeper of the
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of the university, to which office he was named in 1824 by the
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Memorie dell'Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna
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at the university of Bologna. The French naturalist
345:In 1836 Ranzani undertook a course of lectures on 259:which was published in Bologna from 1819 to 1825. 127:Tommaso Ranzani and Francesca Ranzani (nĂ©e Sgarzi) 471:Magazin fĂĽr den neuesten Zustand der Naturfreunde 381:Memorie di Religione, di Morale, e di Letteratura 583: 546: 453: 195:Natural history, zoology, geology, paleontology 239:(22 June 1775 – 23 April 1841, 395:Animals named in honour of Ranzani include: 298:In 1803, Ranzani was appointed professor of 597:19th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests 318:, and other appliances of natural history. 34: 481: 584: 436:Category:Taxa named by Camillo Ranzani 516: 468: 524:Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani 530:Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana 13: 425:, a species of predatory sea snail 14: 628: 498: 549:Museologia Descrittiva e Storica 504: 462: 383:, published at Modena in 1843 ( 578:Digitised Elementi di zoologia 1: 441: 16:Italian priest and naturalist 526:, Volume 86: Querenghi–Rensi 454:Canadelli & Tonetti 2022 262: 222:Pierre LĂ©onard Vander Linden 7: 429: 273:congregation of the Oratory 178:Bernard Germain de LacĂ©pède 10: 633: 387:, vol. XV, pp. 401, 402). 369:Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi 217:Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi 230: 209: 199: 191: 186: 160: 152: 140: 135: 131: 123: 105: 95: 73: 48: 43:(1819) by Camillo Ranzani 33: 23: 374: 602:Scientists from Bologna 390: 517:Corsi, Pietro (2016). 277:University of Bologna 253:University of Bologna 204:University of Bologna 147:University of Bologna 528:(in Italian). Rome: 513:at Wikimedia Commons 410:, a genus of sunfish 328:Elementi di Zoologia 257:Elementi di zoologia 41:Elementi di zoologia 617:Clergy from Bologna 323:scientific journals 283:, where he entered 136:Academic background 592:Italian zoologists 519:"RANZANI, Camillo" 114:university teacher 561:10.53246/ANMS0019 509:Media related to 456:, pp. 27–36. 424: 415:Cymatium ranzanii 409: 255:). Ranzani wrote 243:) was an Italian 234: 233: 153:Academic advisors 624: 572: 543: 539:978-8-81200032-6 508: 494: 478: 457: 451: 418: 404: 293:botanical garden 210:Notable students 80: 58: 56: 38: 21: 20: 632: 631: 627: 626: 625: 623: 622: 621: 582: 581: 540: 511:Camillo Ranzani 501: 465: 460: 452: 448: 444: 432: 393: 377: 364:Le Règne Animal 300:natural history 265: 237:Camillo Ranzani 226: 182: 110:Catholic priest 91: 82: 78: 69: 60: 54: 52: 44: 29: 28:Camillo Ranzani 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 630: 620: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 580: 579: 573: 544: 538: 514: 500: 499:External links 497: 496: 495: 479: 464: 461: 459: 458: 445: 443: 440: 439: 438: 431: 428: 427: 426: 411: 392: 389: 376: 373: 304:Georges Cuvier 264: 261: 232: 231: 228: 227: 225: 224: 219: 213: 211: 207: 206: 201: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 184: 183: 181: 180: 175: 173:Georges Cuvier 170: 168:Alberto Fortis 164: 162: 158: 157: 156:Giuseppe Vogli 154: 150: 149: 144: 138: 137: 133: 132: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 107: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 83: 81:(aged 65) 75: 71: 70: 61: 50: 46: 45: 39: 31: 30: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 629: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 589: 587: 577: 574: 570: 566: 562: 558: 554: 550: 545: 541: 535: 531: 527: 525: 520: 515: 512: 507: 503: 502: 492: 488: 484: 483:Bertoloni, A. 480: 476: 472: 467: 466: 455: 450: 446: 437: 434: 433: 422: 417: 416: 412: 407: 403: 402: 398: 397: 396: 388: 386: 385:Continuazione 382: 372: 370: 366: 365: 360: 356: 352: 348: 343: 341: 337: 333: 329: 324: 319: 317: 313: 309: 305: 301: 296: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 260: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 229: 223: 220: 218: 215: 214: 212: 208: 205: 202: 198: 194: 190: 187:Academic work 185: 179: 176: 174: 171: 169: 166: 165: 163: 159: 155: 151: 148: 145: 143: 139: 134: 130: 126: 122: 119: 115: 111: 108: 106:Occupation(s) 104: 101: 98: 94: 90: 86: 77:23 April 1841 76: 72: 68: 64: 59:June 21, 1775 51: 47: 42: 37: 32: 22: 19: 552: 548: 522: 490: 486: 474: 470: 463:Bibliography 449: 413: 399: 394: 384: 380: 378: 362: 344: 340:pope Leo XII 327: 320: 297: 289:Papal States 266: 256: 236: 235: 200:Institutions 89:Papal States 79:(1841-04-23) 67:Papal States 40: 18: 612:1841 deaths 607:1775 births 359:De la Beche 285:holy orders 96:Nationality 586:Categories 493:: 225–259. 442:References 249:naturalist 192:Discipline 161:Influences 142:Alma mater 118:naturalist 55:1775-06-21 569:1123-265X 555:: 27–36. 477:: 412–41. 263:Biography 124:Parent(s) 430:See also 421:Bianconi 401:Ranzania 351:Buckland 312:minerals 25:Reverend 423:, 1850) 347:Geology 332:mammals 316:fossils 269:Piarist 241:Bologna 100:Italian 85:Bologna 63:Bologna 567:  536:  408:, 1840 336:rector 247:and a 245:priest 406:Nardo 375:Works 355:Lyell 308:Paris 565:ISSN 534:ISBN 391:Taxa 281:Fano 74:Died 49:Born 576:BHL 557:doi 588:: 563:. 553:16 551:. 532:. 521:. 491:IV 489:. 473:. 357:, 353:, 314:, 295:. 116:, 112:, 87:, 65:, 571:. 559:: 542:. 475:7 419:( 57:) 53:(

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Bologna
Papal States
Bologna
Papal States
Italian
Catholic priest
university teacher
naturalist
Alma mater
University of Bologna
Alberto Fortis
Georges Cuvier
Bernard Germain de Lacépède
University of Bologna
Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi
Pierre LĂ©onard Vander Linden
Bologna
priest
naturalist
University of Bologna
Piarist
congregation of the Oratory
University of Bologna
Fano
holy orders
Papal States
botanical garden
natural history
Georges Cuvier

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