Person Piazzi; Giuseppe (1746 - 1826) Piazzi Giuseppe 1746 - 1826 Italian Male Ponte in Valtellina, Italy 16 July 1746 Naples, Italy 22 July 1826

Astronomy 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 Fellow 12/04/1804 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 16 Jul 1746 - 22 Jul 1826 NA5051 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/69059990 c1a3240d-ad4e-4143-a495-9271d214b02a