Lorenzo Camerano

Lorenzo Camerano (9 April 1856 Biella – 22 November 1917 Turin) was an Italian herpetologist and entomologist.

Born in Biella in 1856 he studied in Bologna and Torino, where he settled in order to take, between 1871 and 1873, a painting course held by Fontanesi at the local Art Academy.

Camerano worked as a painter for the Turin Zoology Museum, then directed by the great zoologist Michele Lessona.

Fascinated by the strong personality of Lessona, he started a natural sciences course at the local university and graduated in 1878.

Camerano strongly defended Darwin's ideas and was member of several national and international scientific institutions.

Rana lessonae , one of the several species studied by Lorenzo Camerano
La zoologia da Aristotele a Darwin , 1887