Giuseppe De Cristoforis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGiuseppe De Cristoforis
Italian naturalist
Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1803
Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Date of Death: 27-Dec-1837
Profession: naturalist, entomologist
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Giuseppe De Cristoforis
- Giuseppe De Cristoforis (or De Cristofori) (11 October 1803 – 27 December 1837, also Milan) was an Italian naturalist and collector. Also known as Joseph de Cristoforis or Giuseppe Cristofori, he was born in Milan.
- He studied entomology, specialising in Coleoptera.
- He was a natural history and insect dealer in Milan. His collections, merged with those of Giorgio Jan, were the basis of Museo Civico di Storia Naturale of Milan.
- He bequeathed them to the city in 1832 on the condition that the municipality created a natural history museum curated by his friend Giorgio Jan.He died at Milan in 1837.
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