Schiaparelli giovanni virginio biography

(b. Savigliano, Cuneo province, Italy, 14 March 1835; d.

Milan, Italy, 4 July 1910)

astronomy.

After receiving his degree in civil engineering at Turin in 1854, Schiaparelli taught mathematics and studied modern languages and astronomy at the University of Turin.

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (born March 14, , Savigliano, Italy—died July 4, , Milan) was an Italian astronomer and senator whose reports of.

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli ForMemRS HFRSE was an Italian astronomer and science historian.

Italian: [dʒoˈvanni virˈdʒiːnjo skjapaˈrɛlli]; 14 March – 4 July ) was an Italian astronomer and science historian.

Schiaparelli, who was born at Savigliano (Cuneo) in , was fascinated by astronomy since he had been a schoolboy, and learnt the first principles thanks.

He was only 27 years old, the youngest director in the entire history of the Observatory.

As a result of his increasing interest in astronomy, in 1857 he was sent by the Piedmont government to continue advanced studies at the observatories of Berlin and Pulkova. On his return to Italy in 1860. Schiaparelli was appointed astronomer at the Brera Observatory in Milan; and in 1862, when his work had already brought him a certain renown, he succeeded Francesco Carlini as director.

He retired voluntarily in 1900 and spent the rest of his life in Milan. In 1889 Schiaparelli became senator of the kingdom of Italy, he also was a member of the Lincei and of many other Italian and foreign academies. He received gold medals from the governments of Italy, England, and Germany, and tw