Giovanni Schiaparelli
1835 – 1910 · aged 75
Italian astronomer and science historian (1835-1910)
- Born
- 14 Mar 1835 · Savigliano
- Died
- 4 Jul 1910 · Milan
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- 14 Mar 1835BornBorn in Savigliano
- 1867AwardLalande Prize
- 1872AwardGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1876AwardCothenius Medal
- 1890AwardLalande Prize
- 1896AwardForeign Member of the Royal Society
- 1902AwardBruce Medal
- 4 Jul 1910DiedDied in Milan
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Major world events during their lifetime (1835 – 1910).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian. Schiaparelli established the Martian system of nomenclature still in use today; before him, features of the planet bore the names of contemporary astronomers, similar to the lunar map of van Langren that preceded that of Hevelius.
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