Giovanni Cantoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGiovanni Cantoni
Italian physicist
Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1818
Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Date of Death: 15-Jul-1897
Profession: politician, physicist
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Giovanni Cantoni
- Giovanni Cantoni (31 December 1818 – 15 July 1897) was an Italian physicist and political figure.
- He taught at the University of Pavia, where Carlo Marangoni was among his students, and headed the Italian metrological service from 1865–1878. In 1848 he participated in the Five Days of Milan and directed the secretary of defense committee for the provisional government of Lombardy.
- In 1872 he became a member of the Accademia dei Lincei.
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