About Felice Giordano
Lived 1825 – 1892 (aged 67). Felice Giordano was an Italian engineer, geologist and mountaineer.
Felice Giordano (6 January 1825 – 16 July 1892) was an Italian engineer and geologist.
Giordano was born in Turin. He had an important role in the organisation of a geological service in the Kingdom of Italy and in the foundation of the Italian Geological Society. In 1863, together with Quintino Sella and Bartolomeo Gastaldi, he founded the Italian Alpine Club. He was also involved in the first ascent of the Matterhorn and he was portrayed in several related films such as The Mountain Calls and The Challenge.
He died in Vallombrosa in 1892.
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Italian engineer and geologist (1825-1892)
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Felice Giordano was born on 6 January 1825 in Turin.
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Felice Giordano died on 16 July 1892 in Vallombrosa.
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Felice Giordano was an engineer, geologist and mountaineer.
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Felice Giordano was Italian.
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