Accession No

5921

Brief Description

Print of Angelo Sismonda da Corneliano, geologist. Italian. Late nineteenth century.

Origin

Italy

Maker

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

Length 456mm; width 309mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased on or before 16/05/2003. Purchased by the vendor from library of D’Omalius d’Halloy in 1979.

Inscription

Petronilla Pietro dis. e lit.
Conpermis. Torino, lit. Doyen e C. 1840.
Il Cavaliere
Angelo SISMONDA da Corneliano
Professore di Mineralogia alla Regia Universita, Direttore del Museo e Membro della Rle Accademia delle Scienze di [Corino]. Presidente della Sezione Geologica alla riunione de Scienziati a Pisa, ed Assessore a quella di [Corino].
(handwriting in pencil) [A Morus] Omalius D’Halloy

Description Notes

Black and white print of Angelo Sismonda da Corneliano, Italian geolgist (1807-1878).

References

Events

Description
Angelo Sismonda da Corneliano was born in Corneliano on 20th August, 1807. After graduating in physics and chemistry he went to Turin and studied under the direction of the museum of mineralogy and geology of Turin.

In 1835 he was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences of Turin and in 1869 he directed the section of physical and mathematical sciences.

He died in Turin on 20th December, 1878, and has a street in the city of Turin named after him as well as the mineral Sismondite.
16/07/2003
Created by: Tudor. Rebecca on 16/07/2003

FM:46380