Antonio D'Achiardi

Antonio D'Achiardi (28 November 1839, in Pisa – 10 December 1902, in Pisa) was an Italian geologist and mineralogist known for his mineralogical studies of Tuscany. He was the father of mineralogist Giovanni D'Achiardi, and the artist, Pietro D'Achiardi.

Antonio D'Achiardi
Born(1839-11-28)28 November 1839
Pisa, Italy
Died10 December 1902(1902-12-10) (aged 63)
Pisa, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
Occupation(s)Geologist, mineralogist

In 1859 he received his doctorate in sciences from the University of Pisa, afterwards working as an assistant for chemistry (from 1861).[1] Three months after this appointment, he lost the use of his left eye due to a laboratory accident involving nitric acid. He subsequently abandoned his career in chemistry, and instead devoted his attention to geology and mineralogy, becoming a student of Giuseppe Meneghini.[2] He later became a professor of geology at Pavia and in 1874 was appointed a professor of mineralogy at the University of Pisa.[3] In 1881 he established a laboratory of mineralogy at Pisa.[2]

The mineral dachiardite honors his name. D'Achiardi described the mineral after it was discovered by his son in a granitic pegmatite.[4]

Selected works
  • Coralli fossili del terreno nummulitico delle Alpi Venete, 1868.
  • Sulle Calcarie lenticolare e grossolana di Toscana, 1874.
  • Bibliografia mineralogica, geologica e paleontologica della Toscana, 1875.
  • Sull'origine dell'acido borico e dei borati, considerazioni ..., 1878.
  • I metalli loro minerali e miniere, 1883.
  • Guida al corso di mineralogia, 1900.[5][6]

References
  1. "D'Achiardi, Antonio". The Mineralogical Record. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. Sartori, Franco (1995). "D'ACHIARDI, Antonio". Dizionario Biografico (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. "Scientists". Your Mineral Collection. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. "Dachiardite-Ca". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  5. "Antonio D'Achiardi". The Online Books Page. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  6. "Antonio D'Achiardi". idref.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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