Giovanni Faber
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1574 – 1629
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Who was Giovanni Faber?
Giovanni Faber was a German papal doctor, botanist and art collector, originally from Bamberg in Bavaria, who lived in Rome from 1598. He was curator of the Vatican botanical garden, a member and the secretary of the Accademia dei Lincei. He acted throughout his career as a political broker between Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria and Rome. He was a friend of fellow Linceian Galileo Galilei, and the German painters in Rome, Johann Rottenhammer and Adam Elsheimer. He has also been credited with inventing the name "microscope".
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- Born
- 1574
Bamberg - Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Würzburg
- Died
- 1629
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on July 23, 2013
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