| Authorised form of name | Piazzi; Giuseppe (1746 - 1826) |
| Dates | 1746 - 1826 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Place of birth | Ponte in Valtellina, Italy |
| Date of birth | 16 July 1746 |
| Place of death | Naples, Italy |
| Date of death | 22 July 1826 |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Education:
Studied Philosophy (1764, Turin) and Theology (1766, Rome)
Career:
Theatine monk; taught philosophy in the Theatine cloister, Genoa (1769); Professor of Mathematics, University of Malta (1770); taught Mathematics in Ravenna (1773); preacher in the Theatine Cloister, Cremona (1778); taught dogmatics in the College of Andrea della Valle, Rome (1779); Professor of Higher Mathematics, Academia, Palermo; Director of the Academy, Naples (1790-1791); Director of the Observatory, Naples
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/04/1804 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
Mari Williams, 'James Bradley and the Eighteenth Century "Gap" in Attempts to Measure Annual Stellar Parallax' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 83-100 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/69059990 |
| Code | NA5051 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/9/113 | Letter, 'Result of calculations of the observations made at various places of the eclipse of the sun which happened 3 June 1788' from Giuseppe Piazzi to Nevil Maskelyne | 4 November 1788 |
| L&P/11/174 | Paper, 'Account by Nevil Maskelyne of Piazzi's discovery of new planet' by Giuseppe Piazzi | 1801 |
| EC/1803/10 | Piazzi, Giuseppe: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/7/321 | Letter from the Committee to erect a monument to Giuseppe Piazzi, Ponte in Valtellina, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society | 15 April 1866 |
| MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |
| HS/13/394 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Giuseppe Piazzi | 12 July 1821 |
| HS/13/393 | Letter, from Giuseppe Piazzi to William Herschel, dated at Napoli | 2 September 1820 |
| HS/13/395 | Extract of letter, from Giuseppe Piazzi to W[illiam] Smyth dated at Naples, Italy | 24 August 1821 |
| HS/13/397 | Letter, from Giuseppe Piazzi to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples | 14 June 1826 |
| HS/13/392 | Letter, from Giuseppe Piazzi to General [Donelin?], dated at Palermo | 24 May 1812 |
| HS/13/396 | Letter, from Giuseppe Piazzi to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples | 1 March 1826 |
| HS/20/122 | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Giuseppe Piazzi | 12 July 1821 |