Pietro Castelli
Pietro Castelli , also Petrus Castellus , (* 1574 (according to other information: around 1570 or around 1575) in Rome , † 1662 (or 1656 or 1661) in Messina ) was an Italian medic and botanist.
Castelli studied with the botanist Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603). He was a professor in Rome from 1597 to 1634. He then went to Messina, where he founded the Botanical Garden in 1635.
Works
- Hortus messanensis. 1640.
literature
- Erik Neil: The Hortus Messanensis of Pietro Castelli: Science, Nature, and Landscape Architecture in 17th-Century Messina . Lexicon, no. 1 (2005), 6-19.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castelli, Pietro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Castellus, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian medic and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1570 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1660 |
| Place of death | Messina |