Carlo Gemmellaro

Carlo Gemmellaro was an Italian naturalist and geologist.

Carlo Gemmellaro
BornNovember 4, 1787
Nicolosi
DiedOctober 22, 1866
Catania
NationalityItalian
Scientific career
FieldsNaturalist, Volcanologist, Geologist

His son Gaetano Giorgio Gemmellaro was a noted geologist, paleontologist and politician.

Works

As volcanologist he studied Etna in Sicily; his studies are summarized in the monograph Vulcanologia dell'Etna 1859-1860 which is certainly the most mature product of the Gemmellaro research, synthesis of observations carried for decades and successful attempt of a modern volcanic theory. His last work, Un addio al maggior vulcano d'Europa ("A farewell to the greatest volcano in Europe") as well as a brief autobiography, is also an emotional farewell to the main object of his scientific studies.[1]

References
  1. Due passi nel mistero, Ignazio Burgio(in Italian)


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