Giuseppe De Cristoforis

Deceased Person

1803 – 1837

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Who was Giuseppe De Cristoforis?

Giuseppe De Cristoforis was an Italian naturalist and collector.

Also known as Joseph de Cristoforis or Giuseppe Cristofori was an entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.He was a natural history and insect dealer in Milan.

His collections, merged with those of Giorgio Jan, were the basis of Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Milan. He bequeathed them to the city in 1832 on the condition that the municipality created a natural history museum curated by his friend Giorgio Jan.

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Born
Oct 11, 1803
Milan
Lived in
  • Milan
Died
Dec 27, 1837
Milan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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