Antonio Stoppani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Stoppani

Italian geologist

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1824

Place of Birth: Lecco, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1891

Profession: writer, geologist, presbyter, university teacher, paleontologist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.