Giuseppe Saverio Poli | |
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Born |
Molfetta, Italy |
26 October 1746
Died | 7 April 1825 Naples |
(aged 78)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Scientist |
Giuseppe Saverio Poli (26 October 1746 – 7 April 1825) was an Italian physicist, biologist and natural historian.
His collections, with those of the Royal Bourbon Museum, were the foundation of the Zoological Museum of Naples. The specimens were from locations all over the world, and included, especially, Lepidoptera, Cnidaria and Molluscs.