Ettore Artini
Ettore Artini | |
|---|---|
 Ettore Artini | |
| Born | 29 August 1866 |
| Died | 7 March 1928 (aged 61) |
| Education | University of Florence |
| Occupation | Mineralogist |
| Children | Maria Artini |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogy |
Ettore Artini (29 August 1866 – 7 March 1928) was an Italian mineralogist, scientist, researcher and university professor.[1] He discovered and described the minerals: bavenite, bazzite, and brugnatellite.[1]
Early life and education
He was born in Milan, Italy on 29 August 1866.[2] He completed his Ph.D. in science at the University of Florence in 1887.[2]
Career
He became an assistant at the Mining Institute of the University of Pavia where he taught mining to his students until 1893. In 1911, he became a professor of mineralogy at a technical high school in Milan.[2]
He served as the President of the Italian Society of Natural Sciences and the Italian Geological Society, and organized the Congress of Italian Naturalists in Milan in 1906.[3]
The mineral Artinite is named after him.[4]
Artini died in Milan, Italy on 7 March 1928.[2]
His daughter Maria Artini was notable for being the first female graduate in electrical engineering in Italy.[4]
Bibliography
He is the author of a number of notable books:[5]
- Le rocce, concetti e nozioni di petrografia, con 134 figure nel testo e 32 tavole
- Lezioni di mineralogia e materiali da costruzione, tenute presso il R. Istituto tecnico superiore di Milano
See also
References
- 1 2 Millosevich, Federico (1929). "Artini, Ettore". Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Artini Ettore". The Mineralogical Record. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ettore Artini (Milano, 26 agosto 1866 – Milano, 7 marzo 1928)". Società Geologica Italiana (in Italian). 24 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Ettore Artini". Minerbook.it. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ Ockerbloom, John Mark. "Ettore Artini". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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