Lorenzo Imperiali [SEP] position held
Lorenzo Imperiali
Lorenzo Imperiali (21 February 1612 - 21 September 1673) was an Italian Catholic cardinal.
Early life.
Imperiali was born in Genoa on 21 February 1612 to the patrician Imperiali family of that city.
He went to Rome during the pontificate of Pope Urban VIII and was appointed vice-legate in Bologna and governor of Fano and Ascoli Piceno. During the absence of Cardinal Antonio Barberini he was appointed legate in Ferrara. He was later appointed cleric of the Apostolic Chamber.
During the Wars of
of the British Butterflies and Moths". He was also a prolific editor of entomological periodicals, including the "Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer" (1856-61) and the "Entomologist's Monthly Magazine" (1864 until his death - the magazine continues to be published).
Stainton was a very wealthy man and his house in Lewisham, "Mountsfield", was one of London's more substantial residences set in its own park. Other wealthy entomologists often stayed at Mountsfield when visiting London, notably Alexander Henry Haliday and