Mercalli

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Italian-language surname person seismic intensity scale seismologist surname volcanologist

Mercalli is an Italian surname most notably associated with Giuseppe Mercalli, the volcanologist who developed the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake effects.

Aliases (2)

Giuseppe Mercalli ×11
Mercalli intensity scale ×8

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian-language surname → person → seismic intensity scale → seismologist → surname → volcanologist →
countryOfCitizenship	Italy →
differentFrom	Richter magnitude scale → moment magnitude scale →
familyName	Mercalli →
fieldOfWork	seismology → volcanology →
givenName	Giuseppe →
hasNotableAssociation	Giuseppe Mercalli → Mercalli intensity scale →
hasNotableBearer	Giuseppe Mercalli →
knownFor	Mercalli intensity scale →
languageOfOrigin	Italian →
measures	earthquake effects → observed intensity of ground shaking →
namedAfter	Giuseppe Mercalli →
occupation	seismologist → volcanologist →
usedFor	classifying earthquake intensity →
usedIn	seismology →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Giuseppe Mercalli → Giuseppe Mercalli →	familyName