Luigi Piacenza
Luigi Piacenza | |
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pictured with a puya raimondii | |
| Born | March 22, 1935 |
| Died | November 14, 2009 (aged 74) |
| Citizenship | Italian |
| Known for | studying pre-incaic and pre-columbian flora of Peru |
| Awards | Visiting Professor of the Scientific University of Sur-Lima, Peru, Investigador asociado centro Mallqui (The Bioanthropology Foundation Peru), Ilo Peru |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | ethnobotany |
| Institutions | CISRAP (Italian Centre for Study and Research of Pre-Columbian Archaeology) Brescia It., Centro Mallqui - Peru, University of Lima, |
Luigi Piacenza (22 March 1935 – 14 November 2009) was an Italian botanist, with expertise in ethnobotany and paleobotany.