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'''Bruno Tozzi''' {{postnominals|post-noms=[[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]}} (27 November 1656 – 29 January 1743) was an Italian monk, botanist and mycologist. An abbott of the [[Vallombrosians|Vallombrosan Order]], he was a mentor for [[Pier Antonio Micheli]] who named the plant genus ''[[Tozzia]]'' in his honour.
'''Bruno Tozzi''' {{postnominals|post-noms=[[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]}} (27 November 1656 – 29 January 1743) was an Italian monk, botanist and mycologist. An abbott of the [[Vallombrosians|Vallombrosan Order]], he was a mentor for [[Pier Antonio Micheli]] who named the plant genus ''[[Tozzia]]'' in his honour.


==Biography==
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Tozzi was born in [[Montevarchi]] and his father Francesco di Simone Tozzi came from [[Florence]]. He was ordained in the Vallombrosan Order on May 5, 1676. He took an interest in the study of nature, travelling into the Alps and across Italy, collecting natural history specimens. Along with [[Pier Antonio Micheli]] he took an interest in the fungi and described many species with illustrations.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Proskauer|first=Johannes|date=1965|title=Bruno Tozzi's little mystery, or a quarter millennium of confusion|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00837792.1965.10669812|journal=Webbia|language=it|volume=20|issue=1|pages=227–239|doi=10.1080/00837792.1965.10669812|issn=0083-7792}}</ref> His manuscript ''Sylva fungorum'' is preserved at the [[National Central Library (Florence)|Bibliotheca Nazionale in Florence]]. Tozzi was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1715 and corresponded with [[James Petiver]], [[Hans Sloane]] and other naturalists of the period. He was a founder of the Società Botanica Fiorentina. He lived a solitary life as a monk and died in Vallombrosa.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ubrizsy Savoia|first=Andrea|date=2013|title=Federico Cesi's Mycological Codex and its copies|url=|journal=Rendiconti Lincei|language=en|volume=24|issue=4|pages=341–348|doi=10.1007/s12210-013-0251-3|issn=2037-4631|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=[A.F.D.]|url=https://dlc.mpdl.mpg.de/dlc/view/escidoc:74705:4/single/371|title=Serie di ritratti d'uomini illustri toscana con gli elogi istorici dei medesimi|year=1774|editor=Allegrini, Giuseppe|volume=2|pages=173–176|lang=it}}</ref>

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Tozzi was born in [[Montevarchi]] and his father Francesco di Simone Tozzi came from [[Florence]]. He was ordained in the Vallombrosan Order on May 5, 1676. He took an interest in the study of nature, travelling into the Alps and across Italy, collecting natural history specimens. Along with [[Pier Antonio Micheli]] he took an interest in the fungi and described many species with illustrations.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Proskauer|first=Johannes|date=1965|title=Bruno Tozzi's little mystery, or a quarter millennium of confusion|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00837792.1965.10669812|journal=Webbia|language=it|volume=20|issue=1|pages=227–239|doi=10.1080/00837792.1965.10669812|issn=0083-7792}}</ref> His manuscript ''Sylva fungorum'' is preserved at the [[National Central Library (Florence)|Bibliotheca Nazionale in Florence]]. Tozzi was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1715 and corresponded with [[James Petiver]], [[Hans Sloane]] and other naturalists of the period. He was a founder of the Società Botanica Fiorentina. He lived a solitary life as a monk and died in Vallombrosa.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ubrizsy Savoia|first=Andrea|date=2013|title=Federico Cesi's Mycological Codex and its copies|url=|journal=Rendiconti Lincei|language=en|volume=24|issue=4|pages=341–348|doi=10.1007/s12210-013-0251-3|issn=2037-4631|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=[A.F.D.]|url=https://dlc.mpdl.mpg.de/dlc/view/escidoc:74705:4/single/371|title=Serie di ritratti d'uomini illustri toscana con gli elogi istorici dei medesimi|year=1774|editor=Allegrini, Giuseppe|volume=2|pages=173–176|lang=it}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 13:04, 16 March 2024

Engraving of Tozzi

Bruno Tozzi FRS (27 November 1656 – 29 January 1743) was an Italian monk, botanist and mycologist. An abbott of the Vallombrosan Order, he was a mentor for Pier Antonio Micheli who named the plant genus Tozzia in his honour.

Biography

Tozzi was born in Montevarchi and his father Francesco di Simone Tozzi came from Florence. He was ordained in the Vallombrosan Order on May 5, 1676. He took an interest in the study of nature, travelling into the Alps and across Italy, collecting natural history specimens. Along with Pier Antonio Micheli he took an interest in the fungi and described many species with illustrations.[1] His manuscript Sylva fungorum is preserved at the Bibliotheca Nazionale in Florence. Tozzi was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1715 and corresponded with James Petiver, Hans Sloane and other naturalists of the period. He was a founder of the Società Botanica Fiorentina. He lived a solitary life as a monk and died in Vallombrosa.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Proskauer, Johannes (1965). "Bruno Tozzi's little mystery, or a quarter millennium of confusion". Webbia (in Italian). 20 (1): 227–239. doi:10.1080/00837792.1965.10669812. ISSN 0083-7792.
  2. ^ Ubrizsy Savoia, Andrea (2013). "Federico Cesi's Mycological Codex and its copies". Rendiconti Lincei. 24 (4): 341–348. doi:10.1007/s12210-013-0251-3. ISSN 2037-4631.
  3. ^ [A.F.D.] (1774). Allegrini, Giuseppe (ed.). Serie di ritratti d'uomini illustri toscana con gli elogi istorici dei medesimi (in Italian). Vol. 2. pp. 173–176.
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