Giovanni Battista Brocchi [SEP] date of birth
Giovanni Battista Brocchi
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Brocchi (18 February 177225 September 1826) was an Italian naturalist, mineralogist and geologist.
Biography.
He was born in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, and studied jurisprudence at the University of Padova, but his attention was turned to mineralogy and botany. In 1802 he was appointed professor of botany in the new lyceum of Brescia; but he more especially devoted himself to geological researches in the adjacent districts. The fruits of these labors appeared in different publications, particularly
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- Giovanni Battista Brocchi (1772–1826), mineralogist and geologist.
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- Giovanni Battista Buonamente (c.1595–1642), composer and violinist.
- Giovanni Battista Caccini, sculptor.
- Giovanni Battista Caporali (1476–1560), painter.
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