Paolo Farinella

Paolo Farinella
Farinella giving a public lecture in Genoa in May 1999
Born(1953-01-13)13 January 1953
Migliarino, Italy
Died25 March 2000(2000-03-25) (aged 47)
Bergamo, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forstudy of asteroids and small bodies in solar system
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy, astrophysics
InstitutionsObservatory of Brera

Scuola Normale Superiore
Nice Observatory

University of Trieste
Doctoral advisorGiuseppe Colombo

Paolo Farinella (13 January 1953 – 25 March 2000) was an Italian scientist very active in the field of planetary science and in particular in the study of asteroids and small bodies of the Solar System.