Authorised form of name | Bonfigliuoli; Silvestro (? 1637 - ? 1696) |
Other forms of name | Silvestro Bon- |
Other forms of surname | Figlioli |
Bonfioli |
Bonfiglioli |
Dates | ? 1637 - ? 1696 |
Nationality | Italian |
Place of birth | Bologna, Italy |
Date of birth | ? 1637 |
Place of death | Bologna, Italy |
Date of death | ? 1696 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Church of S Carlo del Borgo Polese |
Occupation | Clergyman, Roman Catholic |
Research field | Anatomy |
Botany |
Astronomy |
Activity | Education: Pupil of Marcello Malpighi (FRS 1669) at Bologna; BA, MB (1664) Career: Travelled in Italy, visiting Pisa, where he carried out anatomical experiments, Florence and Rome (1670); Curator of the Museo Aldrovandi and Museo Cospiano, Bologna; published a catalogue of the latter; amassed a collection of works of art; possibly Member of the Inquisition, as a priest of that name licensed books for the Inquisition; he appears to have been a man of independent means, who never held a teaching post
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 29/04/1696 |
Relationships | Son of Salvatore Bonfigliuoli of Bologna |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; IBI; Fantuzzi Authority: Death date from Hunter. AltName Bon-Figlioli from Bulloch's Roll Notes: Bulloch's Roll gives death date as 12 February 1696 (2 months before election date). |
Code | NA5632 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EL/W3/67 | Letter, from Richard Waller to Sylvester Bonsiliolus, dated at London | 15 July 1696 |