On the 150th anniversary of the death of the Italian zoologist Filippo De Filippi (9th February 1867), the Turin Museum of Natural History (Museo Regionale di Scienze Natuali di Torino), in collaboration with the University of Turin, has organized a workshop to celebrate his multifaceted figure, be it as doctor, naturalist or traveller.
Researchers and experts will bring to the attention of the public the history, the adventures and the value of a passionate scholar who contributed so much to the natural sciences.
Successor of Giuseppe Gené as director of the Zoological Museum and founder of the Museum of Comparative Anatomy, De Filippi was one of the earliest and most ardent supporters of Darwinism in Italy.
Emblematic and decisive was the conference “Man and monkeys”, held in January 1864 in Turin. During this forum it was formalized and brought to a national level the importance of Darwin’s Theory for understanding the great phenomena of the evolution of life on Earth.
Contribute: Elena Canadelli, Camillo Vellano, Luca Ghiraldi, Paola Novaria, Giacomo Giacobini