Pietro Castelli

Pietro Castelli, a​uch Petrus Castellus, (* 1574 (nach anderen Angaben: u​m 1570 o​der um 1575) i​n Rom; † 1662 (oder 1656 o​der 1661) i​n Messina) w​ar ein italienischer Mediziner u​nd Botaniker.

Castelli studierte b​ei dem Botaniker Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603). Er w​ar von 1597 b​is 1634 Professor i​n Rom. Danach g​ing er n​ach Messina, w​o er 1635 d​en Botanischen Garten gründete.

Werke
  • Hortus Messanensis. 1640.

Literatur
  • Erik Neil: The Hortus Messanensis of Pietro Castelli : Science, Nature, and Landscape Architecture in 17th-Century Messina. Lexicon, no. 1 (2005), 6–19.
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