Francesco Redi

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Biology
gptkb:poet
gptkb:Physician
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Pisa
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:awards Honorary member of the Accademia dei Lincei
gptkbp:birth_date 1626-02-18
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Arezzo,_Italy
gptkbp:children gptkb:Francesco_Redi_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution refuting spontaneous generation
gptkbp:death_date 1697-03-01
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Florence,_Italy
gptkbp:famous_for Redi's experiments
gptkbp:field gptkb:Medicine
gptkb:poetry
biology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Francesco Redi
gptkbp:influence scientific method
modern biology
experimental method
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_Pasteur
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Aristotle
gptkbp:invention fly jar experiment
maggot experiment
meat jar experiment
gptkbp:known_for experiments on spontaneous generation
gptkbp:legacy considered the father of experimental biology
considered the father of parasitology
influenced the study of biogenesis
influenced the study of entomology
influenced the study of microbiology
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Francesco_Maria_Grimaldi
gptkb:Giovanni_Alfonso_Borelli
gptkb:Giovanni_Battista_Morgagni
gptkb:Giovanni_Maria_Lancisi
gptkb:Antonio_Vallisneri
gptkbp:notable_work Experiments on the Generation of Insects
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Scientist
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:Physician
gptkbp:portrait by Giovanni Battista Salvi
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Francesca_Redi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Camillo_Golgi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4