Antoine Risso
Giuseppe Antonio Risso, called Antoine Risso, was a naturalist from Nice.
Risso was born in the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni [Battista Balbis]. He published Ichthyologie de Nice, Histoire naturelle de l'Europe méridionale and Histoire Naturelle des Orangers. Risso's dolphin was named after him. He is denoted by the author abbreviation Risso when citing a botanical name; the same abbreviation is used for zoological names.