Ernesta Di Capua, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian botanist (1875-1943)
Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1875
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Date of Death: 23-Oct-1943
Profession: botanist
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Ernesta Di Capua
- Ernesta Di Capua (26 July 1875, Rome - 23 October 1943, Auschwitz) was an Italian botanist, taxonomist, and explorer.
- She was executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp for her Jewish heritage.
- The species Caralluma dicapuae was named in her honor.The standard author abbreviation Di Capua is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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