Giovanni Antonio Battarra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni Antonio Battarra

Italian mycologist

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1714

Place of Birth: Coriano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1789

Profession: biologist, botanist, mycologist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Giovanni Antonio Battarra (Coriano, 9 June 1714 – Rimini, 8 November 1789) was an Italian priest, naturalist, and mycologist.
In 1755, he published Fungorum Agri Ariminensis Historia, consisting of 80 pages and illustrated with 40 copper plates drawn and engraved by himself, in which he described 248 species of fungi.