Giuseppe Maria Giovene, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian erudite (1753-1837)
Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1753
Place of Birth: Molfetta, Apulia, Italy
Date of Death: 02-Jan-1837
Profession: naturalist, geologist, agronomist, entomologist, erudite
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Giuseppe Maria Giovene
- Giuseppe Maria Giovene (23 January 1753 – 2 January 1837) was an Italian archpriest, naturalist, agronomist, geologist, meteorologist, entomologist and ichthyologist.
- He is best known for his studies on the "nitrosity" of Pulo di Molfetta, which made him famous abroad, so as to be cited and appreciated by many Italian and foreign scholars, including Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in a French publication.His scientific research, mainly focused agronomy, botany and meteorology, were not just theoretical and aimed at the mere research of natural phenomena, but their goal was to develop and improve agriculture in the Kingdom of Naples; this was a common feature of the scientific works of the earliest scientists of the Kingdom of Naples.
- He was member of many academies, among which the Società italiana delle scienze and, because of his being a polymath, he's been described as an "encyclopaedic mind".He was also a clergyman, and he held many important positions, including those of archpriest and apostolic vicar.
- He also became interested in numismatics, and he collected ancient coins and medallions, and he also possessed a collection of ancient Italo-Greek vases (called etruschi).
- He was also a spirit devoted to charity and modesty, so much that sometimes he preferred not to publish his articles, which were published by his colleagues, such as abbot Ciro Saverio Minervini.He was one of the first scientists of Apulia and he exhibited remarkable scientific skills, helping to eradicate "the prejudice against the good Apulian people of their being lazy and ignorant." His research activity was carried out using modern methods of observation and experimentation, "following the maxims of Galileo".
- "He liked to read the observations carried out by others, but he also liked to see the whole procedure with his own eyes".
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