Moritz Anton Cappeller

He later published his observations under the title: Curieuse Relation von dem feuerspeuchtenden Berg Vesuvio.

His publication Prodromus cristallographiae[3][4] caused an international sensation and earned him membership of the Royal Society of London.

[7] His research activities were varied; his interests included rock science, botany, crystallography and surveying.

He corresponded with Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Albrecht von Haller, Abraham Gagnebin, Isaak Iselin, Josef Anton Felix Balthasar, the nuncio Domenico Silvio Passionei, but also with members of the Royal Society (including Hans Sloane, to whom he also sent some minerals).

[2][8] In 1730, Cappeller was elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[9] with the academic surname Archyta Tarentinus I.