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Giovanni Schiaparelli

Italian astronomer and science historian (1835-1910)
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Giovanni Schiaparelli
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[39]
Date of birth
March 14, 1835, 1835[9]
Date of death
July 4, 1910
Place of birth
Savigliano
Place of death
Milan
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Italy[11]
Occupation
astronomer, politician, discoverer of asteroids, mathematician
Employer
Pulkovo Observatory, Brera Astronomical Observatory[17][18]
Field of work
astronomy, mathematics, biblical theology, biblical criticism[12][13][14][15]
Position held
senator of the Kingdom of Italy[16]
Educated at
University of Turin[19]
Award received
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Lalande Prize, Cothenius Medal, Bruce Medal, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Lalande Prize[22][23][24][25][26][27]
Sibling
Celestino Schiaparelli
Doctoral advisor
Johann Franz Encke, Otto Wilhelm von Struve[20][21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian
Contributed to creative work
Popular Science
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), BEIC Digital Library, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The Encyclopedia Americana, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10, Astronomers: A Biographical Reference[43]
Family name
Schiaparelli[40]
Given name
Giovanni, Virginio[41][42]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Society of London, Accademia della Crusca, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, National Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Turin, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Name in native language
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli
Place of burial
monumental cemetery of Milan[10]
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Writing language
Italian
🏷️ Also known as
en Giovanni Schiaparelli ar جيوفاني سكيابارلي ar شياباريلي cs Giovanni Schiapparelli cs Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli el Τζοβάνι Βιρτζίνιο Σκιαπαρέλι el Τζιοβάνι Σκιαπαρέλι fa جیووانی اسکیاپارلی he ג'ובאני סקיאפארלי hi जिओवानी शिआपरेली ja ジョヴァンニ・スキアパレッリ ko 조반니 스키아파렐리 ko 조반니 비르지니오 스키아파렐리 nl Giovanni Virgilio Schiaparelli ru Джованни Вирджинио Скиапарелли ru Скиапарелли, Джованни Вирджинио sv Schiaparelli, G. uk Джованні Вірджініо Скіапареллі uk Джованні Скіапареллі zh 喬凡尼·斯基亞帕雷利
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academy of Athens authority ID
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Académie royale de Belgique member ID
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Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
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Accademia della Crusca ID
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Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
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Alvin ID
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Angelicum ID
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Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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Az.lib.ru author ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BabelNet ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CCAB ID
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CTHS person ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FES digital collections entity ID
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FactGrid item ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Google Doodle
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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IntraText author ID
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Italian Senate (1848-1943) ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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J9U entity ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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L'Unificazione ID
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Leopoldina member ID (new)
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Lex ID
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Liber Liber author ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Mille Anni di Scienza in Italia ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NBM authority ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Academy of Sciences member ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Israel ID (old)
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
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National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
8163
Online Books Page author ID
Schiaparelli, G. V. (Giovanni Virginio), 1835-1910
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3972989
Open Library ID
OL159175A, OL5503693A, OL5861605A
OpenMLOL author ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PISAI ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
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Poincaré Papers person ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
2523
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Regensburg Classification
UB 2745
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
52143
SAIA authority ID
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SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SIUSA archive producer person ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Senate of the Kingdom of Italy ID (obsolete)
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Topic's main category
Category:Giovanni Schiaparelli
Treccani ID
giovanni-virginio-schiaparelli
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11167628
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/137026
WikiKids ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Concept", "GiovanniVirginioSchiaparelli::349x6"]
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11304206-n
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ZbMATH author ID
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Summary

Giovanni Schiaparelli was born on March 14, 1835[1], in Savigliano[2]. He died on July 4, 1910[3], in Milan[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5], politician[6], discoverer of asteroids[7], and mathematician[8].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Schiaparelli born?

Giovanni Schiaparelli's place of birth was Savigliano[2].

Where did Giovanni Schiaparelli die?

Giovanni Schiaparelli passed away in Milan[4].

What did Giovanni Schiaparelli do for work?

Giovanni Schiaparelli worked as an astronomer[5], politician[6], discoverer of asteroids[7], and mathematician[8].

Where did Giovanni Schiaparelli go to school?

Giovanni Schiaparelli was educated at University of Turin[19].

What awards did Giovanni Schiaparelli receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[22], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[23], Lalande Prize[24], and Cothenius Medal[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . phys-astro.sonoma.edu. phys-astro.sonoma.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
  24. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [9] ↑ . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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