Giulio Arturo Middleton (b.c.1870)

Captain in the Italian Navy & Chief of the Chilean Army Meteorological Office

He was known as "Arturo Middleton" and is remembered for having correctly predicted - six days in advance - the 1906 Valparaíso earthquake in Chile that killed 3,882 people. On retiring, he lived at Florence in Italy.
Contributed by Mark Meredith on 20/09/2022 and last updated on 24/02/2023.