1824
Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)
Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)
Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)
Antonio Stoppani
Italian priest and scientist (1824–1891)
- Born
- 1824
Antonio Stoppani was an Italian Catholic priest, patriot, geologist and palaeontologist. He studied the geology of the Italian region and wrote a popular treatise, Il Bel Paese, on geology and natural history. He was among the first to propose a geological epoch dominated by human activities that altered the shape of the land.