Ulisse Aldrovandi
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1522 – 1605
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Who was Ulisse Aldrovandi?
Ulisse Aldrovandi was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carolus Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies. He is usually referred to, especially in older literature, as Aldrovandus; his name in Italian is equally given as Aldroandi.
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- Born
- Sep 11, 1522
Bologna - Nationality
- Italy
- Education
- University of Padua
- University of Bologna
- Lived in
- Bologna
- Died
- May 4, 1605
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on July 23, 2013
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