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Raffaello Gestro

Raffaello Gestro is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Raffaello Gestro rather than just read about it. In short: Raffaello Gestro (21 March 1845, Genoa – 6 June 1936, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. Gestro was the Director of the Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria Genoa where his collection is conserved.

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Reference excerpt

Raffaello Gestro (21 March 1845, Genoa – 6 June 1936, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. Gestro was the Director of the Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria Genoa where his collection is conserved. He was a Member and President of the Italian Entomological Society.

Life and work Gestro was born in Genoa, the son of Carlo Domenico and Luigia Semino. His full name was Luigi Ignazio Benedetto Raffaele but he always used just Raffaello. He studied at classical high school before joining the University of Genoa to study medicine. He became interested in botany under Giuseppe De Notaris and then in zoology thanks to G. Ramorino who was an assistant to Pietro Mansueto Ferrari. In 1864 he was introduced to Giacomo Doria who got him to examine Pomatomus saltator from the Ligurian Sea. When Doria went to Borneo with Odoardo Beccari in 1865, Gestro was made in-charge of the collections. In 1866 he graduated in medicine and volunteered with the Garibaldi medical corps during the third war of independence in Trentino. He then worked at Genoa. Doria returned with large collections which led the city to found a new museum of natural history in 1867. Doria served as director with Gestro as his deputy. He published notes from 1870 to 1935 on the collections serving as the editor for the museum journal. He also taught natural sciences at the A. D'Oria high school from 1879 to 1892. In 1913 he became director of the museum following the death of Doria. Gestro worked mainly on the insect collections and described nearly 936 new species. He took a special interest in the Italian cave Carabidae. Gestro was a member of the Italian entomological society from 1871. He was also appointed grand officer of the Crown of Italy and knight of the Order of Gustavus Vasa of Sweden. He married Anneta Verdone and they had three daughters.

Works Expedition Insects - Indicating the amount and origin of insects collected for Genoa Natural History Museum from 1874-1895

1874, 1876. Enumerazione dei Cetonidi raccolti nell´ Archipelago Malese e nella Papuasia dai signori G. Doria O. Beccari e L. M. D´Albertis e A. A. Bruyn. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 6: 487-535,8: 512-524, 9: 83-100. 1878. Contribuzione allo studio dei Cetonidi della regione Austro-Malese.Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 12: 26-31. 1881. Spedizione Italiana Africa Equatoriale (1880-1884). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 16: 204. 1888. Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. IV. Nuove speciedi Coleotteri. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 26: 87-132, figs. 1889 Viaggio ad Assab nel Mar Rosso dei Signori G. Doria ed O. Beccari con il R. Avviso “Esploratore” dal 16 Novembre 1879 al 26 Febbraio 1880. IV. Coleotteri. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2a) 7(27):5-72. 1890. Sopra alcune Cetonie dell´isola Nias e della costa occidentale di Sumatra raccolte dal Dott. Elio Modigliani. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova: 93-99. 1891. Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. XXXVII.Enumerazione delle Cetonie. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova ser. 2,vol. 10: 835-876. pl. II. 1893. Viaggio di Lamberto Loria della Papuasia orientale, X, Nuove specie di Coleotteri Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova ser. 2, vol. 13: 285-293. 1895. Esplorazione del Giuba. 16. Coleotteri. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova(2a) 15 (35): 247-478. 1895 Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi affluenti compiuta dal Cap. V. Bottego (1892-93), Coleotteri XVI, Fam. Buprestidae. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (2) 15:247-478 (338-350). Taxonomic

1910. Pars 1. Rhysodidae and Pars 5. Cupedidae, Paussidae.in S. Schenkling (ed.), Coleopterorum Catalogus. W. Junk, Berlin.

References

Other sources Conci, C. & Poggi, R. 1996: Iconography of Italian Entomologists, with essential biographical data. Mem. Soc. Ent. Ital. 75:159-382.

External links Scarab Workers Bio Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Raffaello Gestro

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Raffaello Gestro claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Raffaello Gestro before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Raffaello Gestro ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Raffaello Gestro

In research: Raffaello Gestro appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Raffaello Gestro in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Raffaello Gestro is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1845 births, 1936 deaths, Coleopterists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Raffaello Gestro outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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