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== Biography ==

Arduino was born on 16 October 1714 at [[Caprino Veronese]], a small village in the [[Republic of Venice]], from a poor family of farmers. His brother was the [[botanist]] [[Pietro Arduino]]. He studied at Verona but did not take a degree. At eighteen he began an apprenticeship as a technician in the iron mines in [[Klausen, South Tyrol|Klausen]], andnear [[Bolzano]], northern[[South ItalyTyrol]]. Arduino became quickly knowledgeable about mineralogy and [[metallurgy]] and developed an interest in [[paleontology]].{{sfn|Gliozzi|1962}}

As a result of his practical experience he became recognized as a [[mining]] expert, in which capacity he served several Italian administrations.{{sfn|Rodolico|1970|p=233}} In 1769, Arduino was nominated agricultural superintendent of the Venetian Republic. He finally became professor of [[mineralogy]] at the [[University of Padua]] and a member of the [[Accademia nazionale delle scienze]]. Giovanni Arduino died in [[Venice]] in 1795. The [[Moon|lunar]] ridge [[Dorsum Arduino]] is named after him.