Johann Jakob d'Annone (b, 12 July 1728 Basel, d. 18 September 1804 Basel.) was a Swiss educator, scientist and lawyer. He graduated in Philosophy and Lawfrom the

University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis'', German: ''Universität Basel'') is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universit ...

in 1752. He then taught

Roman law Roman law is the law, legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the ''Corpus Juris Civilis'' (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor J ...

numismatics Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includ ...

and natural sciences (especially

mineralogy Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...

) at that University between 1759 and 1760, he was appointed professor of eloquence in 1766 and of law from 1779. He was the rector of the University of Basel from 1782 to 83 and, again in 1794-95. He was made dean of the Faculty of Law eight times. He became the legal adviser to the city of Basel in 1774 and was an authority on antiquities and Roman artefacts, He started an important collection of fossils and minerals, as well as a valuable numismatic collection. In addition, he founded a library comprising 10,000 volumes. Johann Jakob d'Annone

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