Jacopo Bartolomeo Beccari

Jacopo Bartolomeo Beccari
Born(1682-07-25)25 July 1682
Died18 January 1766(1766-01-18) (aged 83)
Resting placeMadonna del Baraccano, Bologna
NationalityBolognese
Occupations
  • Chemist
  • Physician
Known forDiscovery of gluten in wheat flour
Parent(s)Romeo Beccari and Flaminia Vittoria Beccari (née Maccarini)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Influences
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Bologna
Notable students
  • Giovanni Battista Borsieri
  • Marco Carburi

Jacopo Bartolomeo Beccari FRS (25 July 1682 – 18 January 1766) was an Italian chemist, one of the leading scientists in Bologna in the first half of the eighteenth century. He is mainly known as the discoverer of the gluten in wheat flour.