Antonio Stoppani
Italian geologist
Died when: 66 years 130 days (796 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Antonio Stoppani (24 August 1824 – 1 January 1891) 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 (Italian for "the beautiful country"), 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.
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