Matteo Botteri, (1808 – 1877) also known as Matija Botteri, was a botanist, ornithologist, and collector.
Botteri was born on the island Hvar [1] to an Italian family.[ citation needed] He began his early career in Dalmatia and nearby areas in the Ottoman Empire [2] with flora and fauna, primarily ichthyologist investigations, [1] while headquartered in Hvar. [3] He, along with his contemporary Grgur Bučić , sent materials to Georg von Frauenfeld for his studies. [4] He also sent material to Friedrich Kützing. In 1854, he travelled to Mexico to collect plants on behalf of the Royal Horticultural Society. [5] He settled in Orizaba, where he founded a museum [6] and became professor of languages and natural history at Orizaba College. [7]
Philip Sclater commemorated him in the name of the Botteri's sparrow, which Botteri collected as well as other birds in Veracruz in 1857. [8] [9] He amassed a collection of 120 unique bird species in the vicinity of Orizaba, [10] including areas such as Tuxpango, Tehuipango. [11] His keeping of slaty vireo brought attention as its green color stood out among its genus. [12]
He died in Orizaba in 1877. [1]
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Matteo Botteri, (1808 – 1877) also known as Matija Botteri, was a botanist, ornithologist, and collector.
Botteri was born on the island Hvar [1] to an Italian family.[ citation needed] He began his early career in Dalmatia and nearby areas in the Ottoman Empire [2] with flora and fauna, primarily ichthyologist investigations, [1] while headquartered in Hvar. [3] He, along with his contemporary Grgur Bučić , sent materials to Georg von Frauenfeld for his studies. [4] He also sent material to Friedrich Kützing. In 1854, he travelled to Mexico to collect plants on behalf of the Royal Horticultural Society. [5] He settled in Orizaba, where he founded a museum [6] and became professor of languages and natural history at Orizaba College. [7]
Philip Sclater commemorated him in the name of the Botteri's sparrow, which Botteri collected as well as other birds in Veracruz in 1857. [8] [9] He amassed a collection of 120 unique bird species in the vicinity of Orizaba, [10] including areas such as Tuxpango, Tehuipango. [11] His keeping of slaty vireo brought attention as its green color stood out among its genus. [12]
He died in Orizaba in 1877. [1]
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