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Grgur Bučić - the versatile croatian naturalist (1829-1911)

The author present the biography and work of Grgur Bučić, the renowned Croatian natural scientist (from the Island Hvar) at the 90th anniversary of his death. G. Bučić was most succesful in the fields of oceanography, meteorology, entomology and ichthyology. he was particularly famous for his research on sponges, where he obtained some exceptional results. There are a few species that even carry his name: fish Gobius bucchichi, insect Orellia bucchichi, amphipod Nicea bucchichi, some sponges Tethya bucchichi, Anphoriscus bucchichi and A. gregorii, and, polychaeta Myzostoma bucchichi. He was membe of numerous international societies and received many prizes at home and abroad.

Grgur Bučić; oceanography; meteorology; entomology; ichthyology; sponges

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