Giuseppe Mercalli was an Italian volcanologist and Catholic priest, remembered above all for the Mercalli intensity scale, a method for rating the intensity of an earthquake by its observed effects on people, buildings and the landscape rather than by instrumental measurement alone.
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Death PlaceNaples, Kingdom of Italy 1 Defining ContributionMercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake intensity 1 Connections
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Giuseppe Mercalli (21 May 1850 – 19 March 1914) was an Italian volcanologist and Catholic priest.
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21 May 1850
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21 May 1850
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Giuseppe Mercalli (21 May 1850 - 19 March 1914) was an Italian volcanologist and Catholic priest.
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In 1914, Mercalli burnt to death
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Born in Milan
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Naples, Kingdom of Italy
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was an Italian volcanologist
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He is known best for the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake intensity.
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Wikidata Q432951, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Giuseppe Mercalli (Wikidata)
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citizen of Kingdom of Italy
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died in Naples
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