Società Geografica Italiana

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Emblem of the Società Geografica Italiana

The Società Geografica Italiana formed as a geographic society in 1867 in Florence, Italy, and moved to Rome in 1872. As of 1924 it operated from headquarters in Villa Mattei in the Celio rione. The society began publishing a journal in 1868, and also sponsored scientific expeditions, such as one to Ethiopia in 1876, led by Orazio Antinori. In 1892 its members were among the first participants of the triennial Congresso geografico italiano.

Presidents of the society

• Cristoforo Negri, 1867-1872
• Cesare Correnti, 1873-1879
• Onorato Caetani, 1879-1887
• Francesco Nobili Vitelleschi, 1887-1891
• Giacomo Doria, 1891-1900
• Giuseppe Dalla Vedova, 1900-1906
• Antonino di San Giuliano, 1906
• Raffaele Cappelli, 1907-1915
• Scipione Borghese, 1916-1921
• Paolo Thaon di Revel, 1921-1923
• Luigi Federzoni, 1923-1926
• Pietro Lanza di Scalea, 1926-1928
• Nicola Vacchelli, 1928-1932
• Corrado Zoli, 1933-1944
• Roberto Almagià, 1944-1945
• Orazio Toraldo di Francia, 1945-1955
• Giovanni Boaga, 1955-1961
• Riccardo Riccardi, 1962-1969
• Ferdinando Gribaudi, 1969-1971
• Carlo Della Valle, 1971-1977
• Ernesto Massi, 1978-1987
• Gaetano Ferro, 1987-1997
• Franco Salvatori, 1997-2013
• Sergio Conti, 2013-2015
• Filippo Bencardino, 2015–present

See also

• Biblioteca della Società geografica italiana (library)

References

• This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.

Bibliography

Issued by the society

• 1868-

Images

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  Villa Celimontana, Rome, which houses the society, 2007

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  Entrance to the society's offices in the Villa Celimontana, 2007

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  Office, 1904

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  Photo archive of the society, 2007

External links

• Official site
• Società Geografica Italiana. Photo Archive (official site)