Antoine Risso
Giuseppe Antonio Risso (8 April 1777 – 25 August 1845), called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard and naturalist.
Antoine Risso | |
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Antoine Risso | |
| Born | 8 April 1777 |
| Died | 25 August 1845 (aged 68) Nice, France |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | natural history |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Risso |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Risso |
Risso was born in the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published Ichthyologie de Nice (1810), Histoire naturelle de l'Europe méridionale (1826) and Histoire Naturelle des Orangers (1818–1822). Risso's dolphin was named after him. He is denoted by the author abbreviation Risso when citing a botanical name; the same abbreviation is used for zoological names.
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