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Giovanni Schiaparelli

Italian astronomer and science historian1835 to 1910

Wikidata names Johann Franz Encke and Otto Wilhelm von Struve as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Johann Franz Encke
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Otto Wilhelm von Struve

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataJohann Franz Enckestated by WikidataOtto Wilhelm von Struve
2 steps up
stated by WikidataCarl Friedrich Gauss
3 steps up
stated by WikidataJohann Friedrich Pfaff
4 steps up
stated by WikidataAbraham Gotthelf Kästnerstated by WikidataJohann Elert Bode

Education and career3

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undated
University of Turin
studied
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Pulkovo Observatory
worked
undated
Brera Astronomical Observatory
worked

At a glance

known as: astronomer, politician, discoverer of asteroids, mathematician
fields: astronomy, mathematics, biblical theology, biblical criticism
awards: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1872, Lalande Prize, 1890, Cothenius Medal, 1876, Bruce Medal, 1902, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 1896, Lalande Prize, 1867
member of: Royal Society of London, from 1896, Accademia della Crusca, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, National Academy of Sciences, from 1910, Academy of Sciences of Turin, from 1870, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, 1870 to 1875, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, from 1875
Wikipedia: in 63 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaGiovanni Schiaparelli
stated by WikidataWikidataQ14281
stated by WikidataVIAF51843791
stated by WikidataGND117225967
stated by WikidataIdRef067720145
stated by WikidataISNI0000000122798867

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@misc{academicancestry_Q14281,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Giovanni Schiaparelli: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q14281},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Giovanni Schiaparelli: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q14281