Ruggero Verity
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Ruggero Verity was an Italian
entomologist who specialised in butterflies.
Verity was born in Florence
on 20 May 1883, the elder son of Richard Henry Manners Verity (1844 - 1926) and his wife Matilda daughter of Cav. Sebastiano Fenzi and Emily Verity. Roger Verity married, on 1 Jun 1922, Donna Giulia dei Principi Gallarati–Scotti (b 20 Nov 1887, d 17 Jun 1938) daughter of Don Gian Carlo, Prince di Molfetta, Duca di San Pietro in Galatina, and Luigia Melzi D'Eril dei Duchi di Lodi.
Roger Verity was a Lepidopterist
and the author of over 150 papers and books including Rhopalocera Palaeartica. Papilionidae and Pieridae (1905-1911, 454 pages), Le Farfalle diurne d’Italia (Butterflies of Italy (volumes, 1940-1953, 1 688 pages) and Les variations géographiques et saisonnières des Papillons diurnes en France
(Geographic and seasonal variation of the butterflies of France) (three volumes, 476 pages).
He was responsible for the naming of 2-3000 butterflies, his collection of close to 250,000 butterflies together with his library is now in La Specola
Museum, Florence.
He lived in Florence and at Cicaleto (Villa Verity) at Caldine, He died 4 Mar 1959 and is buried at Sofiana. There is a memorial in the family chapel at Cicaleto.
Cesare Conci et Roberto Poggi (1996), Iconography of Italian Entomologists, with essential biographical data. Memorie della Società entomologica Italiana, 75 : 159-382
Verity Family Collection at Glamorgan Records Office.
See Wikipedia under Fenzi.
Italy
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entomologist who specialised in butterflies.
Verity was born in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
on 20 May 1883, the elder son of Richard Henry Manners Verity (1844 - 1926) and his wife Matilda daughter of Cav. Sebastiano Fenzi and Emily Verity. Roger Verity married, on 1 Jun 1922, Donna Giulia dei Principi Gallarati–Scotti (b 20 Nov 1887, d 17 Jun 1938) daughter of Don Gian Carlo, Prince di Molfetta, Duca di San Pietro in Galatina, and Luigia Melzi D'Eril dei Duchi di Lodi.
Roger Verity was a Lepidopterist
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
and the author of over 150 papers and books including Rhopalocera Palaeartica. Papilionidae and Pieridae (1905-1911, 454 pages), Le Farfalle diurne d’Italia (Butterflies of Italy (volumes, 1940-1953, 1 688 pages) and Les variations géographiques et saisonnières des Papillons diurnes en France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(Geographic and seasonal variation of the butterflies of France) (three volumes, 476 pages).
He was responsible for the naming of 2-3000 butterflies, his collection of close to 250,000 butterflies together with his library is now in La Specola
La Specola
Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is a museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name "Specola" means observatory, a reference to the astronomical observatory founded there in 1790...
Museum, Florence.
He lived in Florence and at Cicaleto (Villa Verity) at Caldine, He died 4 Mar 1959 and is buried at Sofiana. There is a memorial in the family chapel at Cicaleto.
External links
- Lepidopterology Gallery Portrait
- http://books.google.com/books?id=VvU7T3DfMtgC&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=Cicaleto+verity&source=bl&ots=2ZxgfmZ9Bi&sig=nEXptGAVRUHq06Oqi6l8GrRI3yI&hl=en&ei=eSDaSqnzNt-gjAeLjYDXCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CBkQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Cicaleto%20verity&f=false
Source
Translated from French WikipediaCesare Conci et Roberto Poggi (1996), Iconography of Italian Entomologists, with essential biographical data. Memorie della Società entomologica Italiana, 75 : 159-382
Verity Family Collection at Glamorgan Records Office.
See Wikipedia under Fenzi.