Background
Capaccioli, Massimo was born on April 19, 1944 in Castel del Piano, Grosseto, Italy. Son of Anzio and Lilian (Papponi) Capaccioli.
Astronomer Celestial mechanics educator
Capaccioli, Massimo was born on April 19, 1944 in Castel del Piano, Grosseto, Italy. Son of Anzio and Lilian (Papponi) Capaccioli.
Graduate in physics, University Padua, Italy, 1969.
Research assistant, Padua U., 1969-1975; lecturer celestial mechanics, Padua U., 1976-1981; associate professor, Padua U., 1981-1986; professor, Padua U., since 1989; director, Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory, Naples, Florida, since 1993. Astronomer Padua Astronomical Observatory, 1986-1989.
Member Italian Astronomical Society (president since 1990), Institute Veneto Scienze Lettere Arti, National Society Naples (general president 2000), Academy Pontaniana.
Married Elena Catalano, February 12, 1970. 1 child, Barbara.