Felice Fontana
Italian physicist
Abbé Gasparo Ferdinando Felice Fontana (15 April 1730 – 9 March 1805) was an Italian polymath who contributed to experimental studies in physiology, toxicology, and physics. As a physicist he discovered the water gas shift reaction in 1780.2
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Born Apr 15, 1730, died Mar 10, 1805.1
About
He investigated the human eye and has also been credited with discovering the nucleolus of a cell. His work on the venom of vipers was among the earliest experimental toxicological studies. He served as a court physicist for Peter Leopold, Duke of Tuscany and taught at the University of Pisa. He was involved in the establishment of the La Specola museum in Florence.
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Career
Occupation: naturalist, botanist, entomologist, physicist, cleric, anatomist.4
- Date not recordedWorked at University of Pisa3
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- 1WikidataFelice Fontana on Wikidata
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- 8Wikimedia CommonsFelice Fontana photo by unknown, Public domain