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 .
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 , 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 , 1928-1932 Corrado Zoli, 1933-1944 , 1944-1945 , 1945-1955 Giovanni Boaga, 1955-1961 Riccardo Riccardi, 1962-1969 Ferdinando Gribaudi, 1969-1971 , 1971-1977 Ernesto Massi, 1978-1987 Gaetano Ferro, 1987-1997 , 1997-2013 Sergio Conti, 2013-2015 , 2015–present
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References
This article incorporates information from the Italian Wikipedia.
Bibliography Issued by the society 1868-
About the society
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External links
Official site Società Geografica Italiana. Photo Archive (official site)