Giovanni Battista de Rossi

Giovanni Battista (Carlo) de Rossi (23 February 1822 – 20 September 1894) was an Italian archaeologist, famous even outside his field for rediscovering early Christian catacombs.

Not to be confused with Saint Giovanni Battista de Rossi or Giovanni Bernardo De Rossi.

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