Francesco Redi
1626-1697
Francesco Redi was a physician and poet. There are large similarities
between the professional life of Francesco Redi and Galileo. Both
were dependent on the patronage of the Medici’s and both relied
on experiment to advance their ideas. Redi served as physician to
Fernando II and Cosmio III. Redi’s scientific contribution
was proving, by experiment, that maggots were fly larvae and not
the result of spontaneous generation of life from decaying matter.
Related Websites
Institute
and Museum of History of Science: Florence, Italy
Spontaneous
Generation
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