Francesco redi biography arezzo westport
Francesco redi!
Born in Arezzo, Francesco Redi studied at the Jesuit school in Florence and graduated in medicine from Pisa in 1647.
Francesco redi biography arezzo westport
After visiting Rome, Naples, Bologna, Padua, and Venice, he began practicing medicine. In 1666, Grand Duke Ferdinand�II (1610-1670) appointed him Chief Physician and superintendent of the Granducal spezieria [pharmacy] and fonderia [foundry].
Cosimo�III (1642-1723) kept him in these functions, which he held until his death - a classic example of a dual career as scientist and courtier. Redi effectively applied the Accademia del Cimento's experimentalism to the natural sciences.
His first scientific work was Osservazioni intorno alle vipere [Observations concerning vipers] (Florence, 1664).
Addressed to Lorenzo Magalotti (1637-1712), the memoir identifies the location of the viper's poison and explains its toxic effect. Redi's true masterpiece - a milestone in the history of modern science - was Esperienze intorno alla generazione degl'insetti [Experiments concerning