Francesco Redi Scientist

Francesco Redi (18 February 1626 – 1 March 1697) was an Italian physician, naturalist, and poet. He was the first scientist to challenge the theory of spontaneous generation by demonstrating that maggots come from eggs of flies. He was also the first to recognize and correctly describe details of many important parasites, and for this reason, as many historians and scientists claim, he may rightly be called the father of modern parasitology, and also regarded as the founder of experimental biology.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 18, 1626
Birth place	Arezzo
Nationality	Tuscany
Date of death	March 01, 1697
Place of death	Pisa
Education	University of Pisa
Known for	Spontaneous generation