Domenico Lovisato
Italian geologist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Domenico Lovisato was an Italian geologist. He was a very early proponent of the theory of continental drift. Education Domenico Lovisato was born in Isola, in Istria on 12 August 1842, then under Austrian rule. He was the third of five children. His father died when he was very young, leaving the family extremely poor. However, with the help of relatives and family friends he was able to complete his primary and secondary education, enrolling in the University of Padua in 1862 to study mathematics. He was vocal in seeking independence, and was arrested eight times. In 1864 he was tried for high treason, but acquitted for lack of evidence. In 1865 he was banned from all schools in the Habsburg Empire, but this was changed to suspension and period of confinement. When war broke out against Austria in 1866 he fought as a volunteer in Trentino, and was noticed by Giuseppe Garibaldi. Returning to university. he graduated in January 1867.
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