Antonio Turra Explained

Antonio Turra (25 March, 1730 - 6 September 1796) was an Italian physician and botanist.

Antonio was born in Vicenza but studied medicine in the University of Padua. His Venetian wife, Elisabetta Caminer, published biographical entries in a contemporary encyclopedia. Antonio set up a printing house in 1780 in Vicenza. Most of Antonio's publications were botanical treatises. He was honored with memberships in scientific societies throughout Italy and Europe.^[1]

Works

• Catalogous plantarum horti Corneliani methodo sexuali dispositus anno MDCCLXXI, atque ab Antonio Turra elaboratus
• Vegetabilia Italiae indígena, methodo linneiano disposita
• Florae italicae prodromus, catalog of around 1700 Italian species, classified always following the method of Linnaeus, to which he added the supplement Insecta vicentina.
• De' modi di procurare la moltiplicazione de' bestiami

References

• Based on translation from Spanish Wikipedia
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090507080003/http://www.anisn.it/vicenza/scuole/botanica/Ragni-Scarlatti/Antonio_Turra.htm

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=hg5BAQAAMAAJ Dizionario biografico universale