Giuseppe Cuboni

Italian biologist and agronomist (1852-1920).

Giuseppe Cuboni (2 February 1852 in Modena – 3 November 1920 in Rome) was an Italian botanist and agronomist, known for his pioneer work in the field of plant pathology. He studied medicine and natural sciences in Rome, where botanist Giuseppe De Notaris was an important influence to his career. From 1877 he spent four years working at the Botanical Garden of Rome, followed by a professorship at the School of Viticulture in Conegliano. Here he served as a professor of natural sciences (1881–85), then that of botany and plant pathology (1886–87). From 1887 to 1920 he was director of the Stazion