Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Scientist

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was a Tyrolean physician and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Austrian Empire".

Personal facts

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Birth dateJune 03, 1723
Birth place
Fiemme Valley , Cavalese
Nationality
Tyrol (state)
Date of deathMay 08, 1788
Place of death
Pavia
Residence
Italy

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