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born in Sliema on the 18th of October1930. He was
educated at Stella Maris College and St. Michaels
College of Education. He pursued other courses at
the UM and Dale Field Studies Centre in Wales.
Lanfranco was a teacher in various schools and a
member of many educational boards and committees as
well as local and foreign scientific societies. He
was the first president of the Natural History
Society of Malta, the Din L-Art Helwa and
various other societies, and is currently ???
president of the Malta Folklore Society. He was
awarded the Bronze Medal of Merit by the Conference
of Civic Councils in 1969 and the Midalja Ghall-Qadi
tar-Repubblika in 1996.
Lanfranco has organized various exhibitions, mostly
on flora, fauna, geology, science and folklore. Many
of his publications and articles, illustrated by
himself, have been published in local and foreign
papers, magazines and journals. His books include
"Guide to the Flora of Malta" (1955, 1969), "A Guide
to the Fishes of Malta" (1958, 1965, 1974), "Duwa
u Semm fil-Hxejjex Maltin" (1975), "Lampuki u
Hut: Gabra ta’ ricetti u informazzjoni" (1989) u
"Hxejjex Medicinali u Ohrajn fil-Gzejjer Maltin"
(1993).
Lanfranco is married to Salvina Bonnici; they have
two children, Sandro and Graziella.
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