Paolo Magretti
Appearance
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Paolo Magretti (15 December 1854,
entomologist who specialized in Hymenoptera
studies.
He studied zoology under Leopoldo Maggi and Pietro Pavesi at the University of Pavia, graduating in 1880 with a thesis on Hymenoptera found in Lombardy.[1] In 1883 he undertook a zoological expedition to eastern Sudan and Eritrea, in which he collected a number of Hymenoptera species new to science.[2] In 1900, he returned to Eritrea, where he spent two months collecting more zoological specimens.[1]
He donated his African collections to the zoological museums in
Burma. During the last years of his life, he worked as a curator at the Natural History Museum of Milan. Magretti was the author of 28 publications on Hymenoptera.[1][2]
Besides his endeavours in entomology, Magretti was also a cyclist, winning the first edition of the Milano–Torino race in 1876.[3]
Published works
- Sugli imenotteri della Lombardia, 1881 - On Hymenoptera of Lombardy.
- Risultati di raccolte imenotterologiche nell'Africa Orientale, 1884 - Results in regards to Hymenoptera collected in East Africa.
- Nel Sudàn orientale : ricordi d'un viaggio in Africa per studii zoologici, 1884 - On eastern Sudan; reports on a journey in Africa for zoological study.
- Viaggio di L. Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine ... Imenotteri, 1892 - Travels by Leonardo Fea in Burma and neighboring regions ... Hymenoptera.
- Imenotteri. Parte prima. Mutillidei, Scoliidei, Tifiidei, Tinnidei; colla descrizione di parecchie nuove specie (with Leonardo Fea), 1892 - Hymenoptera, Part 1, Mutillidae, Scoliidae, Tiphiidae, Tinnidae; with descriptions of several new species.
- Materiali per la conoscenza della Fauna eritrea, 1905 - treatise on Eritrean fauna.[4]
Cycling Palmares
- 1873
- 2nd Milano - Monza[5]
- 1876
- 1st Milano–Torino[6]
- 1st Milano - Lecco[7]
- 1st Milano - Vercelli (fastest time)[8]
References
- ^ a b c Treccani.it Dizionario Biografico / Paolo Magretti
- ^ a b Paolo Magretti (1854-1913) @ Global Ant Project -- World Ant Taxonomists
- ^ "Milano-Torino past winners". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ OCLC WorldCat Search (publications)
- ^ "Milano - Monza – 1873". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Milano - Torino – 1876". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Milano - Lecco – 1876". cyclingranking.com.
- ^ "Milano - Vercelli – 1876". cyclingranking.com.