Background
Born in Bologna, a son of Girolamo Zoppio, Melchiorre Zoppio followed his father"s dual career in medicine and education.
Born in Bologna, a son of Girolamo Zoppio, Melchiorre Zoppio followed his father"s dual career in medicine and education.
He taught philosophy in Macerata then Bologna, where in 1588 he was one of the founders of the Academia di Gelati. He was one of that society"s keenest members, adopting the name Caliginoso within it and leaving it a room for its meetings in his will.