Lorenzo Respighi was an Italian

Italy

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 mathematician

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 and natural philosopher. Born at Cortemaggiore

Cortemaggiore

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, Piacenza

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, he studied mathematics and natural philosophy, first at Parma

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 and then at the University of Bologna

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, where he obtained his degree ad honorem in 1845.
From 1855 to 1864 was director of the Astronomic Obsevatory of Bologna

Bologna

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, and during this years He discovered three comets, the #1862 IV, #1863 III and #1863 V.
In 1865 was nominated director ot the Astronomic Observatory of the Campidoglio, in Rome

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The crater Respighi

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 on the Moon

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 is named after him.

Sources

• Lorenzo Respighi at the Catholic Encyclopedia
  Catholic Encyclopedia
  The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...