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Authorised form of nameBonfigliuoli; Silvestro (? 1637 - ? 1696)
Other forms of nameSilvestro Bon-
Other forms of surnameFiglioli
Bonfioli
Bonfiglioli
Dates? 1637 - ? 1696
NationalityItalian
Place of birthBologna, Italy
Date of birth? 1637
Place of deathBologna, Italy
Date of death? 1696
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
Church of S Carlo del Borgo Polese
OccupationClergyman, Roman Catholic
Research fieldAnatomy
Botany
Astronomy
ActivityEducation:
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
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election29/04/1696
RelationshipsSon of Salvatore Bonfigliuoli of Bologna
SourceSources:
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).
CodeNA5632
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EL/W3/67Letter, from Richard Waller to Sylvester Bonsiliolus, dated at London15 July 1696
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