Ulisse Aldrovandi

Ulisse Aldrovandi
Painting of Ulisse Aldrovandi by Agostino Carracci.
Born	11 September 1522 Bologna, Papal States
Died	4 May 1605(1605-05-04) (aged 82) Bologna, Papal States
Education	University of Bologna University of Padua
Scientific career
Fields	Natural history
Institutions	University of Bologna
Notable students	Volcher Coiter

Ulisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 – 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies. He is usually referred to, especially in older scientific literature in Latin, as Aldrovandus; his name in Italian is equally given as Aldroandi.^[a]
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