Raffaele Molin (27 October 1825 – 29 June 1887) was an

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with successful career as

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. He is most revered for his works in

ichthyology Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...

and

parasitology Parasitology is the study of parasites, their host (biology), hosts, and the relationship between them. As a List of biology disciplines, biological discipline, the scope of parasitology is not determined by the organism or environment in questio ...

, and he is also immortalised as the authority of a number of

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Biography

Early life and education

He was born in

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on 27 October 1825. His father was Ferdinand Astolfi and mother Margaret Trevisani. He studied

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at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...

, from where he graduated in 1849.

Career and research

In 1851, shortly after the retirement of professor TA Catullus, he was appointed by the

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to be the successor as professor of

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at the

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. He started dual teaching in zoology and

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on 4 February 1852. From 1856 he began to devote himself to research in ichthyology. On 13 January 1856 he was elected as member of the Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts in

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. His research work centred at the provinces of

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, where he made his first contribution in

helminthology Helminthology is the study of parasitic worms (helminths). The field studies the taxonomy of helminths and their effects on their hosts. The origin of the first compound of the word is the Greek '' ἕλμινς'' - helmins, meaning "worm". In ...

. In 1858, he described for the first time a chicken parasite ''Capillaria annulata''. Eventually in the spring of 1866, he moved to Vienna. In 1867, he was appointed by the Government of Vienna as professor of applied zoology at the Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute (now

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). However, he remained there only up to January 1875. In 1878, he obtained the professional license as practitioner physician. He even opened a free clinic for the poor two days a week. From 1885 to 1887 he taught as a lecturer at the Vienna College of Agriculture, while maintaining a

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of breeding of pets and aquatic animals. He died in Vienna on 29 June 1887.

Taxa authored

* ''

Aspidorhynchus ''Aspidorhynchus'' (from 'shield' and 'snout') is an extinct genus of predatory ray-finned fish from the Middle Jurassic to the earliest Cretaceous. Fossils have been found in Europe, Antarctica and the Caribbean. ''Aspidorhynchus'' was a s ...

'' (Molin, 1858) * '' Capillaria annulata'' (Molin, 1858)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Molin, Raffaele Biologists from Austria-Hungary Physicians from Austria-Hungary Physicians from the Austrian Empire University of Vienna alumni Academic staff of the University of Padua 1825 births 1887 deaths