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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]], near [[Bolzano]], [[South Tyrol]]. 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]].
Arduino corresponded with several leading European naturalists, including [[Lazzaro Spallanzani]], [[Giovanni Antonio Scopoli|Giovanni Scopoli]], [[Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu]], [[Carl Linnaeus]], and [[Horace Bénédict de Saussure]].{{sfn|Gliozzi|1962}} He died in [[Venice]] == Contributions ==
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