Notable Work
Monstrorum historia
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q321358 · wikidata
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Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522-09-11 – 1605-05-04
Life & Legacy
Ulisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 – 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies. He is usually referred to, especially in older scientific literature in Latin, as Aldrovandus; his name in Italian is equally given as Aldroandi.
Occupation & Career
entomologist, naturalist, botanist, ornithologist, zoologist, painter, physician, pedagogue, university teacher, geologist
Education
University of Padua; University of Bologna
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Monstrorum historia
Legacy Highlights
Employer
University of Bologna
Notable Work
Monstrorum historia
Education & Institutions
University of Bologna · University of Padua
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q321358 — wikidata View source
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