Ferdinando Sordelli
Ferdinando Sordelli (December 12, 1837 – January 17, 1916) was an Italian artist, illustrator, and naturalist. He began working with Giorgio Jan (1791–1866) in 1857 at the Civic Museum of Natural History of Milan, first as a temporary assistant and, from 1865, as a permanent one. Jan, his aging professor, encouraged him to undertake the Iconographie Générale des Ophidiens, a work comprising 50 parts, each with six plates, all executed by Sordelli.
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Ferdinando Sordelli
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- Name
- Ferdinando Sordelli
- Born
- 12 December 1837
- Birthplace
- Milan, Italy
- Died
- 17 January 1916
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- botanist · naturalist · illustrator
- Fields
- zoology · natural science · book illustration
- Languages
- Italian
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Ferdinando Sordelli (December 12, 1837 – January 17, 1916) was an Italian artist, illustrator, and naturalist. He began working with Giorgio Jan (1791–1866) in 1857 at the Civic Museum of Natural History of Milan, first as a temporary assistant and, from 1865, as a permanent one. Jan, his aging professor, encouraged him to undertake the Iconographie Générale des Ophidiens, a work comprising 50 parts, each with six plates, all executed by Sordelli.
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After Jan’s death in 1866, Sordelli ensured the completion of the publication. The collection, consisting of about 8,500 drawings, is one of the most extensive ever produced on a group of animals. In addition to his contributions to Jan’s work, Sordelli carried out his own research in zoology and paleontology, particularly on fossil flora.
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• Name — Ferdinando Sordelli • Born — 12 December 1837 • Birthplace — Milan, Italy • Died — 17 January 1916 • Place of death — Milan, Italy • Fields — Illustration, Natural history • Author Abbrev Bot — Sordelli
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1837
Ferdinando Sordelli was born on 12 December 1837.
1916
Ferdinando Sordelli died on 17 January 1916.
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Ferdinando Sordelli was born in Milan.
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