| Authorised form of name | Fortis; Alberto (1741 - 1803) |
| Other forms of name | Giovanni Battista Alberto |
| Dates | 1741 - 1803 |
| Place of birth | Padua |
| Date of birth | August 1741 |
| Place of death | Bologna |
| Date of death | 21 October 1803 |
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest; Physician |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Career:
Augustinian abbate; Librarian, Bologna; Professor of Natural History, Padua University; travelled in Dalmatia (1770-1774); travels to investigate river sources funded by Frederick Augustus Hervey (FRS 1782)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/04/1795 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Authority:
Alternative birth date information received from Dr T R Shaw
Notes:
Changed his Christian names. According to the Dizionario biografico degli Italiani, Romas 49 1997, pp205-210, he was born on 09 November 1741 or 10 November 1741 |
| Code | NA2969 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1795/09 | Fortis, Alberto: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |