Francesco Redi

Francesco Redi was an Italian physician, naturalist, biologist, and poet. He is referred to as the "founder of experimental biology", and as the "father of modern parasitology". He was the first person to challenge the theory of spontaneous generation by demonstrating that maggots come from eggs of flies.

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Who was born first?

• Francesco Redi and Simon Ushakov were born the same year
• Francesco Redi and Bada Shanren were born the same year
• Francesco Redi and Jan Steen were born the same year
• Francesco Redi and Jan van Kessel the Elder were born the same year
• Francesco Redi and Karel Dujardin were born the same year

Timeline

1. Bada Shanren1626–1705
2. Francesco Redi (this page)February 18, 1626 – March 1, 1697
3. Jan Steen1626 – February 3, 1679
4. Jan van Kessel the ElderApril 5, 1626 – April 17, 1679
5. Karel Dujardin1626 – November 20, 1678
6. Simon Ushakovcirca 1626 – June 25, 1686

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