Fabrizio Cortesi

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Fabrizio Cortesi (1879-1949) was an Italian botanist. He collected in Italy and Ethiopia. [1]

He was the third Conservator of the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Catania, following Peter Romualdo Pirotta and Emilio Chiovenda. [2] He was also Associated with the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle and the Natural History Museum (BM) [1]

The standard author abbreviation Cortesi is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Aluka. "Cortesi, Fabrizio (1879-1949)". African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. "Storia del Museo dell'Erbario di Roma". Museo Erbario. Sapienza University of Rome. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. IPNI.  Cortesi.