Giorgio Jan

Giorgio Jan
Born
Giorgio Jan

(1791-12-21)21 December 1791
Died8 May 1866(1866-05-08) (aged 74)

Giorgio Jan (21 December 1791 in Vienna – 8 May 1866, Milan) was an Italian taxonomist, zoologist, botanist, herpetologist, and writer. He is also known as Georg Jan or Georges Jan. He was the first director of the natural history museum at Milan.