Carlo Antonio Fornasini
Cavaliere Carlo Antonio Fornasini | |
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| Born | 1802 or 1805 |
| Died | 1865 (aged 59-60 or 62-63) |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Years active | 1839 or 1842 – no later than 1866 |
| Known for | The taxa named in his honour |
Cavaliere Carlo Antonio Fornasini (1802/1805 – 1865) was an Italian ivory trader and amateur field naturalist who worked in Mozambique. He collected numerous specimens of animals, insects and plants, and presented them to the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna in his home city for scientific study. He is remembered for having had several taxa named in his honour during his lifetime.